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This little juglet-oil filler from the Hellenistic Period
(330-37 B.C., when the Greeks occupied the Land
after the destruction of the First Temple) actually
plays a huge role in Jewish history... and modern life.
According to legend, the Hellenistic King Antiochus
Epiphanes desecrated the Temple, rendering all the
ritual oil impure and thus unfit for use. Upon
overcoming the Greek forces, the rebelling Jewish
warriors known as the Maccabees took possession of
the Temple and sought to reconsecrate it to the service
of God, but they found only one juglet- such as this
one- whose oil had not been defiled.
A miracle occurred, however, and the oil in this one
little juglet, really only enough to last one day, burned
for eight days and nights... the time needed to make
new, ritually pure oil. This miracle is still celebrated
annually and is known as Chanukah, the Festival of
Lights.
The original juglet on which this one was modeled was
discovered in a cave on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem and is
today part of the Antika Collection.
The Jerusalem Pottery Kit contains: • potsherds buried
in sand; • glue (for sticking together potsherds); •
paintbrush (for applying glue); • plaster (for filling in
holes); • "spatula" (for applying plaster); • balloon (for
applying plaster in some pieces); • complete
instructions and a welcome to the world of
archaeology by Perli Pelzig (English & Hebrew); •
scroll explaining the beginnings of ancient pottery
(English & Hebrew); • a display card containing
interesting information about the origin, usage, and
history of your pot (English & Hebrew).
Assembled Size: 3.5" X 3.5" X 6"
(330-37 B.C., when the Greeks occupied the Land
after the destruction of the First Temple) actually
plays a huge role in Jewish history... and modern life.
According to legend, the Hellenistic King Antiochus
Epiphanes desecrated the Temple, rendering all the
ritual oil impure and thus unfit for use. Upon
overcoming the Greek forces, the rebelling Jewish
warriors known as the Maccabees took possession of
the Temple and sought to reconsecrate it to the service
of God, but they found only one juglet- such as this
one- whose oil had not been defiled.
A miracle occurred, however, and the oil in this one
little juglet, really only enough to last one day, burned
for eight days and nights... the time needed to make
new, ritually pure oil. This miracle is still celebrated
annually and is known as Chanukah, the Festival of
Lights.
The original juglet on which this one was modeled was
discovered in a cave on Mt. Zion in Jerusalem and is
today part of the Antika Collection.
The Jerusalem Pottery Kit contains: • potsherds buried
in sand; • glue (for sticking together potsherds); •
paintbrush (for applying glue); • plaster (for filling in
holes); • "spatula" (for applying plaster); • balloon (for
applying plaster in some pieces); • complete
instructions and a welcome to the world of
archaeology by Perli Pelzig (English & Hebrew); •
scroll explaining the beginnings of ancient pottery
(English & Hebrew); • a display card containing
interesting information about the origin, usage, and
history of your pot (English & Hebrew).
Assembled Size: 3.5" X 3.5" X 6"
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