The lampstand with seven lamps and flanked by two olive trees at the center of this Torah ark curtain indicates that it was probably used during Hanukkah. These symbols are linked to the story of Zechariah’s messianic vision, which is read on the Sabbath before the holiday. Sagittarius stands for the Hebrew month of Kislev, when Hanukkah is celebrated, and Aries for the month of Nissan, when it is believed the Temple will be reconstructed. Usually a ram, Aries is depicted as a lamb, or taleh, the Hebrew name for the sign.