[Dcouncil] Suggestions

[Fulvia Pilat]

Dear Don,

I already mentioned at the 8am meeting, I stand corrected !

Fulvia

On 1/6/14, 8:24 AM, Bruce Ullman wrote:
> You're right.  The Hanuka menorah has 9 because there are 8 days of 
> Hanuka and the ninth, the shamos, is used to light the others.  The 
> candlabras in the temple may indeed have 7, but I have also seen them 
> in churches, so they may not be exclusively Jewish.
>
> It's been a long time since I paid much attention; my bar mitzvah was 
> 50 years ago.
>
> Bruce
>
> Sent from my Windows Phone
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> From: Ron Lauze <mailto:lauze at jlab.org>
> Sent: âEURZ(1/âEURZ(6/âEURZ(2014 7:32 AM
> To: dcouncil at jlab.org <mailto:dcouncil at jlab.org>
> Subject: Re: [Dcouncil] Suggestions
>
>
> Fulvia,
>
> I did some additional research and now I _/think/_ I understand that 
> there are multiple types. I showed the Temple Menorah (below) but 
> there is also a Hanukkah Menorah with nine candles. Please advise if 
> I'm still incorrect.
>
> Ron
>
>
>
>   Menorah (Temple)
>
>
>   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_%28Temple%29
>
> From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
> Jump to: navigation 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_%28Temple%29#mw-navigation>, 
> search <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Menorah_%28Temple%29#p-search>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Menorah_0307.jpg>
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Menorah_0307.jpg>
> A reconstruction of the Menorah of the Temple created by the Temple 
> Institute <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_Institute>
>
> The *menorah* (Hebrew <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hebrew_language>: 
> ×z(Ö°× ×.ֹרָ×"âEURZ( [mÉ^(TM)noË?Ë^ɾaË?] 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA_for_Hebrew>) is described in 
> the Bible as the seven-lamp (six branches) ancient Hebrew lampstand 
> made of pure gold and used in the portable sanctuary 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tabernacle_%28Judaism%29> set up by 
> Moses <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moses> in the wilderness and later 
> in the Temple in Jerusalem 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Temple_in_Jerusalem>. Fresh olive oil 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olive_oil> of the purest quality was 
> burned daily to light its lamps. The menorah has been a symbol of 
> Judaism <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judaism> since ancient times and 
> is the emblem on the coat of arms 
> <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_Arms_of_Israel> of the modern 
> state of Israel <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel>.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------------------------------------------------
> *From: *"Fulvia Pilat" <pilat at jlab.org>
> *To: *dcouncil at jlab.org
> *Sent: *Friday, January 3, 2014 12:48:49 PM
> *Subject: *Re: [Dcouncil] Suggestions
>
> Nine, definitely....in 16 years in NY you definitely learn that!:-)
>
> On 1/3/14 12:43 PM, Bruce Ullman wrote:
>
>     All great ideas.
>
>     Bruce
>
>     PS Are you sure the menorah has seven candles and not nine?
>
>     ------------------------------------------------------------------------
>     *From: *"Ron Lauze" <lauze at jlab.org>
>     *To: *dcouncil at jlab.org
>     *Sent: *Friday, January 3, 2014 11:32:12 AM
>     *Subject: *[Dcouncil] Suggestions
>
>     Council Members,
>     I was unable to attend the last meeting so forgive me if these
>     ideas were already discussed.
>
>     During vacation I was thinking about how we could communicate D&I
>     information to the Lab personnel. I'm curious as to what others
>     think about a reoccurring D&I section of the Labs On Target
>     newsletter that addresses things like:
>
>       * Interviews with people on D&I topics (example: Hiring;
>         Interview with Cassandra on the HR process)
>       * D&I quiz that has 2-3 questions and answers on the topic
>         (example: What does STEM stand for?)
>       * Myths about race, religion, sex, etc. (example: All Middle
>         East countries are Muslim)
>       * How different religions, races, etc. celebrate holidays
>         (example: What do the seven lamps of the Menorah symbolize?)
>
>     Just a thought.
>
>     Ron
>
>
>
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