The Executive Council of Aus­trali­an Jewry today presented Prime Minister Scott Morrison with a Menorah as a gesture of support for him and the Gov­ern­ment in leading Australia through the chal­lenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.

ECAJ President Jillian Segal thanked the Prime Minister in par­tic­u­lar for the Government’s ongoing support for the Jewish community in good times and in bad.

The Prime Minister has a col­lec­tion of Judaica items in his office but this did not pre­vi­ously include a Menorah. ECAJ Co-CEO Peter Wertheim AM explained the dif­fer­ence between the nine branch Hanukkiah and the seven branch Menorah. He also explained the antiquity of the Menorah as both a religious and national symbol of the Jewish people noting that it is also the national symbol of the State of Israel.

“The Menorah is above all a symbol of light and enlight­en­ment, of knowledge and of spiritual awareness” Mr Wertheim said.

“We hope that this Menorah will serve the Gov­ern­ment and the Prime Minister as an inspir­a­tion to light the path forward for the country and bring hope in times of fear and uncer­tainty”.

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