Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1979, khi nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh \u0111\u1ea1o Do Th\u00e1i Ch\u00ednh th\u1ed1ng Abraham Shemtov ti\u1ebfp c\u1eadn T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Jimmy Carter v\u1edbi y\u00eau c\u1ea7u \u0111\u1eb7t m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc menorah tr\u00ean Ellipse, khu v\u1ef1c c\u00f4ng vi\u00ean gi\u1eefa Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng v\u00e0 \u0110\u00e0i t\u01b0\u1edfng ni\u1ec7m Washington. Shemtov tin r\u1eb1ng th\u1ee7 \u0111\u00f4 c\u1ee7a qu\u1ed1c gia n\u00ean c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t chi\u1ebfc menorah \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho Hanukkah, gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 c\u00e1ch n\u00f3 c\u00f3 m\u1ed9t c\u00e2y th\u00f4ng Noel \u0111\u1ec3 \u0111\u1ea1i di\u1ec7n cho Gi\u00e1ng sinh.<\/p>\n\n
Ban \u0111\u1ea7u, B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng N\u1ed9i v\u1ee5 \u0111\u00e3 t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i y\u00eau c\u1ea7u c\u1ee7a Shemtov, v\u1edbi l\u00fd do lo ng\u1ea1i v\u1ec1 vi\u1ec7c vi ph\u1ea1m Tu ch\u00ednh \u00e1n th\u1ee9 nh\u1ea5t. Tuy nhi\u00ean, Shemtov \u0111\u00e3 nh\u1edd \u0111\u1ebfn s\u1ef1 gi\u00fap \u0111\u1ee1 c\u1ee7a Stu Eizenstat, m\u1ed9t c\u1ed1 v\u1ea5n c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Carter, ng\u01b0\u1eddi \u0111\u00e3 \u0111e d\u1ecda s\u1ebd t\u1eeb ch\u1ed1i c\u1ea5p gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p cho C\u00e2y th\u00f4ng Noel Qu\u1ed1c gia n\u1ebfu gi\u1ea5y ph\u00e9p menorah kh\u00f4ng \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c ch\u1ea5p thu\u1eadn. B\u1ed9 tr\u01b0\u1edfng \u0111\u00e3 nh\u01b0\u1ee3ng b\u1ed9 v\u00e0 Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng trong n\u0103m \u0111\u00f3, v\u1edbi s\u1ef1 tham gia c\u1ee7a T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Carter trong bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5.<\/p>\n\n
Trong nh\u1eefng n\u0103m \u0111\u1ea7u, l\u1ec5 th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c t\u1ed5 ch\u1ee9c t\u1ea1i C\u00f4ng vi\u00ean Lafayette, \u0111\u1ed1i di\u1ec7n Nh\u00e0 Tr\u1eafng. Ch\u1ec9 c\u00f3 v\u00e0i ch\u1ee5c ng\u01b0\u1eddi tham d\u1ef1 bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 \u0111\u1ea7u ti\u00ean, nh\u01b0ng s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n n\u00e0y ng\u00e0y c\u00e0ng tr\u1edf n\u00ean ph\u1ed5 bi\u1ebfn theo th\u1eddi gian. N\u0103m 1982, T\u1ed5ng th\u1ed1ng Ronald Reagan \u0111\u00e3 ch\u1ec9 \u0111\u1ecbnh menorah l\u00e0 “Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia”, coi vi\u1ec7c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng n\u00f3 gi\u1ed1ng nh\u01b0 vi\u1ec7c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng C\u00e2y th\u00f4ng Noel Qu\u1ed1c gia. N\u0103m n\u0103m sau, menorah \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c chuy\u1ec3n \u0111\u1ebfn v\u1ecb tr\u00ed hi\u1ec7n t\u1ea1i c\u1ee7a n\u00f3 tr\u00ean Ellipse.<\/p>\n\n
Ng\u00e0y nay, l\u1ec5 th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t s\u1ef1 ki\u1ec7n l\u1edbn, c\u00f3 s\u1ef1 tham d\u1ef1 c\u1ee7a h\u00e0ng ngh\u00ecn ng\u01b0\u1eddi v\u00e0 \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c h\u00e0ng tri\u1ec7u ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c theo d\u00f5i tr\u00ean truy\u1ec1n h\u00ecnh v\u00e0 tr\u1ef1c tuy\u1ebfn. Bu\u1ed5i l\u1ec5 th\u01b0\u1eddng do m\u1ed9t ch\u00ednh tr\u1ecb gia Do Th\u00e1i n\u1ed5i ti\u1ebfng ch\u1ee7 tr\u00ec v\u00e0 menorah \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c th\u1eafp s\u00e1ng trong t\u00e1m \u0111\u00eam, m\u1ed7i \u0111\u00eam m\u1ed9t ng\u1ecdn n\u1ebfn, \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m t\u00e1m \u0111\u00eam Hanukkah.<\/p>\n\n
Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia kh\u00f4ng ch\u1ec9 l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Hanukkah. N\u00f3 c\u00f2n l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ef1 do t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o v\u00e0 t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c b\u1ea3o v\u1ec7 quy\u1ec1n th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1ee7a t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi d\u00e2n M\u1ef9. K\u00edch th\u01b0\u1edbc v\u00e0 v\u1ecb tr\u00ed c\u1ee7a menorah \u0111\u01b0\u1ee3c quy \u0111\u1ecbnh b\u1edfi lu\u1eadt Do Th\u00e1i, theo \u0111\u00f3 n\u00f3 ph\u1ea3i c\u00f3 th\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn th\u1ea5y t\u1eeb xa nh\u01b0ng kh\u00f4ng qu\u00e1 cao khi\u1ebfn m\u1ecdi ng\u01b0\u1eddi ph\u1ea3i ng\u01b0\u1edbc c\u1ed5 l\u00ean \u0111\u1ec3 nh\u00ecn. \u0110i\u1ec1u n\u00e0y t\u01b0\u1ee3ng tr\u01b0ng cho s\u1ef1 c\u00e2n b\u1eb1ng tinh t\u1ebf gi\u1eefa nhu c\u1ea7u th\u1ec3 hi\u1ec7n t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng v\u00e0 nhu c\u1ea7u t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c.<\/p>\n\n
Hanukkah l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t ng\u00e0y l\u1ec5 c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Do Th\u00e1i \u0111\u1ec3 k\u1ef7 ni\u1ec7m chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maccabees tr\u01b0\u1edbc \u0110\u1ebf ch\u1ebf Seleucid v\u00e0o th\u1ebf k\u1ef7 th\u1ee9 2 tr\u01b0\u1edbc C\u00f4ng nguy\u00ean. Nh\u1eefng ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maccabees l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t nh\u00f3m phi\u1ebfn qu\u00e2n Do Th\u00e1i \u0111\u00e3 \u0111\u1ea5u tranh gi\u00e0nh quy\u1ec1n t\u1ef1 do th\u1ef1c h\u00e0nh t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd. Menorah l\u00e0 bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng cho chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi Maccabees v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 chi\u1ebfn th\u1eafng c\u1ee7a \u00e1nh s\u00e1ng tr\u01b0\u1edbc b\u00f3ng t\u1ed1i.<\/p>\n\n
Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c l\u00e0 m\u1ed9t bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng m\u1ea1nh m\u1ebd c\u1ee7a Hanukkah v\u00e0 t\u1ef1 do t\u00f4n gi\u00e1o. N\u00f3 l\u00e0 l\u1eddi nh\u1eafc nh\u1edf v\u1ec1 t\u1ea7m quan tr\u1ecdng c\u1ee7a vi\u1ec7c \u0111\u1ea5u tranh cho quy\u1ec1n l\u1ee3i c\u1ee7a ch\u00fang ta v\u00e0 s\u1ef1 c\u1ea7n thi\u1ebft ph\u1ea3i t\u00f4n tr\u1ecdng quy\u1ec1n c\u1ee7a ng\u01b0\u1eddi kh\u00e1c. Menorah l\u00e0 ng\u1ecdn h\u1ea3i \u0111\u0103ng c\u1ee7a hy v\u1ecdng v\u00e0 ngu\u1ed3n c\u1ea3m h\u1ee9ng cho t\u1ea5t c\u1ea3 ng\u01b0\u1eddi M\u1ef9, b\u1ea5t k\u1ec3 t\u00edn ng\u01b0\u1ee1ng c\u1ee7a h\u1ecd l\u00e0 g\u00ec.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia: Bi\u1ec3u t\u01b0\u1ee3ng c\u1ee7a Hanukkah v\u00e0 T\u1ef1 do T\u00f4n gi\u00e1o Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia Truy\u1ec1n th\u1ed1ng Menorah Qu\u1ed1c gia b\u1eaft \u0111\u1ea7u v\u00e0o n\u0103m 1979, khi nh\u00e0 l\u00e3nh…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":24577,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1730],"tags":[3567,3026,20443,15852,7012],"class_list":["post-15338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-culture-and-religion","tag-hanukkah","tag-jewish-history","tag-national-menorah","tag-religious-freedom","tag-washington-dc"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15338","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15338"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15338\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":24578,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15338\/revisions\/24578"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/24577"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15338"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15338"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lifescienceart.com\/vi\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15338"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}