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Silver Candelabras
It has become a tradition in many communities for a woman to light an additional candle for each child born to the family.
To accommodate this tradition, designers at Hadad have designed some very elegant and beautiful multi-branches silver candelabras. They mostly start from five branches going up to 11 or 12 branches in the larger candelabras.
The Symbol of Silver Candelabras
Silver Candelabras have come to symbolize all that is holy and peaceful in the Jewish home. The Silver Candelabras where the grandmother mother and daughter gather around to welcome in the Shabbat has become one of the most powerful symbolic messages in Judaism. The lighting of the candles ushers in the Jewish day of rest and should also usher in Shalom Bayit or harmony in the house.
These Candelabras that are usually heirlooms that spoke volumes about the Shalom Bayit of Grandparents and great grandparents often have a profound effect on the present users as they attempt to establish their own Shalom Bayit in a much more complicated and diverse world.
These often majestic Candelabras have many shapes and sizes to fit a large family. The Jewish Custom handed down thru the centuries dictates that a candle be added for every additional child born. For traditional families this often makes Candelabras quite big and often necessitates additional candles or even additional Candelabras.
The History of Silver Candelabras
This type of Judaica has become the focal point of many a silversmith craftsman in trying to make the most beautiful Candelabras possible. The original Jewish Candelabra was of course the seven branched Menorah of the temple in Jerusalem. This Candelabrum was made not of silver but of pure Gold, in fact it was needed to be made of one gold piece and not of pieces attached.
There has been a recreation made of the Menorah that is many tons of gold and it is on display in the Jewish quarter of the old city of Jerusalem. It is much bigger than the menorah depicted in the Arch of Titus where two Roman Soldiers can be seen carrying the Menorah in the streets of Rome. Many believe it still may be in the Vatican somewhere. The modern Menorah which could theoretically be used today if parts of the temple service were restored is at least 3 times the size of the menorah stolen from the Jerusalem Temple.
As it turns out the symbol for the modern state of Israel has been the replica of the seven branched Menorah. There is one like that in a small garden near the Knesset and the symbol itself adorns most governmental offices in Israel.
Shape
Many of the silver candelabras that are used for Shabbat lighting are built circular very different than the straight kind of temple fame. Some of these candelabras use Olive Oil while others use candles. The ones who use Olive Oil sometimes have a small jug attached to the Candelabra as decoration though it is rarely used in actually pouring the oil. Others simply have an aperture that Candles can be placed for lighting.
The majestic branches that come out of the grand Candelabras that expert artisans design can turn a regular room or table into a masterpiece. Every Jewish home deserves its special Shabbat corner with its Shabbat atmosphere that it can provide.
If you would like a silver candelabra in one of these styles, but with more or less branches than those shown in the photograph; please contact us for a quote.
