Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it’s time for me to finally make a post about…

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Alright, Chanukah starts tonight, which means it’s time for me to finally make a post about different kinds of menorahs.

This right here? This is the Temple Menorah:

There’s some debate over whether the branches were straight or curved, but here’s a few things we do know:

It had seven branches of equal length. It was made of one solid piece of gold It was at least five feet tall. It used pure olive oil.

The Temple Menorah is what people mean when they talk about The Menorah. It’s what you...