The aish tamid (אש תמיד) is the eternal flame that was supposed to burn in the altar in the Jewish Tabernacle and never go out. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ The Tabernacle is known in Hebrew as the Mishkan ( משכן "Residence" or "Dwelling Place" It is not to be confused with the Ner tamid, the eternal light that is kept in front of the ark. A sanctuary lamp, altar lamp, or eternal flame is a light that shines before the altar of sanctuaries in many denominations of Jewish and Christian In modern Jewish practice, the aish tamid is kept alive symbolically through daily prayer and the study of Torah. term " Torah " ( Hebrew: תּוֹרָה "teaching" or "instruction" sometimes translated as "Law" most commonly refers to
Matisyahu, an American Jewish reggae artist, who has made the term popular among pop culture produced a song entitled "Aish Tamid. Matisyahu (born Matthew Paul Miller, June 30 1979) is an American Reggae musician " In the song, he sings, "Aish tamid eternally, fire burns continuously. " (full lyrics to the song can be found here [1]. ) The song is often viewed to be a metaphor between the destruction of the second temple and the destruction of the World Trade Center in New York City.
External links
- http://www.jtsa.edu/community/parashah/archives/5760/tzav.shtml
- http://www.jewishsf.com/content/2-0-/module/displaystory/story_id/25373/edition_id/494/format/html/displaystory.html
AISH TAMID of LOS ANGELES [2]
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