no. 1630. JHWISH CHREMONIALS—ADLER AND CASANOWICZ. DN 
gogues there is usually for this purpose a lamp made after the form 
of the candlestick (menorah) of the tabernacle and temple, as de- 
scribed in Exodus xxv, 31-140. Measurements, 103 inches long; 23 
inches wide. (Plate LX XVIII, fig. 2, Cat. No. 180295, U.S.N.M.) 
— 118. Hanuxan Lamp.—Made of brass. Height, 7$ inches; width 
at base, 64 inches. (Plate’ XCITI, fig. 2, Cat. No. 154591, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent. by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
114. Hanuxan Lasp.—Made of brass, in the seventeenth century. 
Represents the temple front, with the word “Jerusalem ” in Hebrew. 
Height, 104 inches; width, 8! inches. (Cat. No. 3674, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hedji Ephraim Benguiat. 
115. Sinver Hanuxan Lawr.—Repoussé work. Adorned with a 
flower vase in the center, surrounded by other floral designs and sur- 
mounted by a crown. Measurements, 7} inches high, 7 inches wide. 
(Plate XCV, fig. 1, Cat. No. 242922, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Bone cae 
116. Hanuxan Lamp.—Made of brass, hammered work. In the 
center is a heart with the Hebrew words in relief: “'To kindle the 
hight of Hanukah.” Lions on either side support a crown. Meas- 
urements, 10 inches high, 11 inches wide. (Plate XCV, fig. 2, Cat. 
No. 248923, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
117. Hanuxan Lawp.—Made of brass. Measurements, 5 inches 
high; 94 inches wide. (Cat. No. 4831, U.S.N.M.) 
Lent by Hadji Ephraim Benguiat. 
THE FEAST OF ESTHER (PURIM). 
118. Rout or ror Book or Esrurr.—Parchment scroll inserted in 
a revolving silver case, with marginal illuminations illustrating the 
events narrated in the book. Written in Venice, Italy, in the seven- 
teenth century. The silver case was once in possession of the Jews of 
Granada, Spain. 
Five of the shorter books of the Bible—Canticles, Ruth, Eecle- 
siastes, Lamentations, and Esther—are called the “Five Rolls” 
(hamesh megiloth), and are read on special occasions during the 
service in the synagogue, namely, Canticles on Passover, Ruth on 
Pentecost or Feast of Weeks; Ecclesiastes on Tabernacles, Lamenta- 
tions on the 9th of Ab, and Esther on the Feast of Purim. The first 
three are read privately by each member from his own copy during a 
pause in the public service (between the first part of the liturgy and 
the reading of the Torah), The Lamentations are chanted by the 
leader and members of the congregation, each reading a chapter, dur- 
ing the services of the 9th of Ab (August) in commemoration of the 
destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem. Still more ceremony is at- 
