On December 25, at 8:45 a.m., Dr. Mark Zitter will speak at Congregation Rinat Yisrael on “The Orientation of the Menorah and the Occidental Ner.” All agree that the menorah was placed on the south side of the Heichal, but in which direction was it positioned? And what exactly was the Ner HaMa’aravi?

Dr. Zitter is a retired chemistry teacher who likes to learn and speaks occasionally in Teaneck.