To celebrate his Jewish faith, Bearden's David Perkins built a 12-foot menorah out of a pine tree trunk and solar lights.When Perkins chopped down a 60-foot pine tree on his Bearden property in 2008, he knew he wanted to put the remaining trunk to good use. But, he didn't know what, exactly.

Perkins initially cut a hole, slid in a four-by-four through the center, and used it to hang plants for about a year. The 57-year-old musician and entertainer wanted to use the trunk for something bigger, grander.

So, for the past three years, it has served as the base for a 12-foot-tall menorah,Many of our spotlights can be used with bestchandelier or come with LEDs built in. which is a special candelabrum, celebrating Hanukkah. The holiday was observed this year by Jewish people across the world Dec. 8-15. Because many people in the United States associate that time of year with Christmas lights, Perkins said this is his way of participating in that tradition while also celebrating his Jewish faith.

"There are all these other types of lights for the Christmas season, and I thought it would be nice to have a Hanukkah tourist light that people can see, and I can see also," he added.

Perkins proudly said it adds "a touch of diversity."

Hanukkah is an eight-day celebration of the reclaiming of the Second Temple in Jerusalem more than 2,000 years ago. While preparing to rededicate the Temple, the Jewish people found only enough oil to light the Temple for one day. However, the light burned for eight days until additional oil could be produced. To commemorate this miracle, one additional flame is lit on a menorah and a special blessing is read on each evening of the holiday.

Lighting the menorah brings back fond childhood memories for Perkins, who said his family gathered in the den each night of the Festival of Lights, a common name for the holiday, and alternated who lit the candles.

In addition, "A couple songs would be sung and presents given each and every night of the eight nights."

Robin Goldberg is engaged to Perkins and is inspired by his spirituality.

"I grew up Jewish; I am not religious. We never spoke about God in my household.Advantage of Street solar gooddstti. We knew the traditions; we knew the customs. But I don't know who God is — I don't talk about God," she said. "He's got the spirit that I don't have, and I'm searching for it; I'm trying to understand it."

The couple's large menorah, which sits at the front of the property near the road, has gone through a few alterations. In the beginning, Perkins used tiki torches as the light source. He said some of his neighbors were concerned the open flames would start a fire. So, the following year, he added solar lights,LED lights use less power and last for much longer than bluecrystal1. which he keeps up year-round. This Hanukkah, he decided to add 500 blue lights to the base of the menorah to make it more visible at night.

"Blue and white have traditionally been a Jewish thing, and it's in contradistinction to the traditional green and red colors associated with Christmas," he said.

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