Moreover, in the United States, 'Menorah' societies for the study of Jewish history and the discussion of Jewish questions have been formed at twenty-five Universities and organized into an Intercollegiate 'Menorah' Association with over 1000 members." [There are now 37 Menorah Societies, with an approximate membership of 3,000.--ED.] FOOTNOTES: [B] R. TRAVERS HERFORD: _Pharisaism, Its Aim and Method_. London, Williams and Norgate; New York, Putnam. $1.50. (Any of the books reviewed in this article may be ordered through THE MENORAH JOURNAL.) [C] HARRY S. LEWIS, M.A.: _Liberal Judaism and Social Service_. New York, Bloch Publishing Co. (The Lewisohn Lectures.) $1.00. [D] LEON SIMON, Editor: _Aspects of the Hebrew Genius_. Essays by Elkan Adler, Norman Bentwich, H. S. Lewis, S. Daiches, A. Wolf, H. Sperling, M. Simon, M. H. Segal. London, Routledge. $1.00. [E] ISRAEL COHEN: _Jewish Life in Modern Times_. New York: Dodd, Mead & Co. $3.00. The Symbolism of the Menorah[F] BY HYMAN ASKOWITH AFTER the severe and constantly-expanding test of nearly a decade, the founders of the first Menorah Society may be permitted to felicitate themselves on their choice of the name. For it was far truer of the Menorah than it is of most organizations that the choice of a name was of vital moment, and the founders were impressed by a number of considerations which we can all fully appreciate even today. They were bent upon choosing a name which would not deter any Jewish student from enrolling under it with avidity; which would not excite opposition from any source; which would command respect and reverence, increasing respect and reverence, both from the University public and the general public; which would be voluntarily adopted by similar societies in other Universities in preference to any other that might be suggested; and finally, a name with enough charm and euphony and significant symbolism to stand constant repetition, to bear living with day by day, and all the while grow in our imaginations and yield new beauteous meaning through the years. From a descriptive standpoint, it would be difficult to find a more appropriate name for a University society devoted to Hebraic culture than the name Menorah. For there is hardly another available word in the entire range of Hebraic history and learning which is so freighted with sentiment and so symbolic of all that Israel stands for. _The Most Expressive of All Hebraic Symbols_ TAKEN in a general sense, it is evident that the Menorah or seven-branched candelabrum, being the distinctive lamp or light of the ancient Hebrews, serves more distinctively than would the classic torch or the conventional oil lamp to represent Hebrew enlightenment. Our aim being to spread the light of Hebraic culture, it is clearly fitting that we should employ the Hebraic lamp. It should be more effective, too, inasmuch as its light is sevenfold, and our efforts are illuminated with a sevenfold splendor.