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Eternal light

(ner tamid)

Yad

A continuously burning lamp that hangs before the Torah ark in the synagogue to symbolize the divine presence.

Video

The origin of the eternal lamp in the Torah, by Rabbi Diana Gerson

Translations

  • Hebrewנר תמיד
  • GermanEwiges Licht
  • RussianНер тамид
  • FrenchLampe éternelle
  • DutchEeuwige lamp
  • ItalianLuce perpetua
  • CzechVěčné světlo
  • HungarianÖrökmécses
  • SpanishLuz eterna
  • GreekΑκοίμητο Φως
  • PolishWieczne światło
  • Arabicنار الخلود
  • Yiddishנר תּמיד
  • LadinoNer Tamid

Bibliography

Eternal Light: The 2004 Philip and Sylvia Spertus Judaica Prize Competition. Chicago: Spertus Museum & Spertus Institute of Jewish Studies, 2004.

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