▁two ▁ro aring ▁l ions ▁and ▁is ▁surrounded ▁by ▁Jewish ▁rit ual ▁objects ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁l ul av , ▁et rog , ▁sh of ar , ▁and ▁inc ense ▁sh ov el . ▁Two ▁birds ▁fl ank ▁the ▁g abled ▁roof ▁in ▁the ▁upper ▁register ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁S hr ine . ▁ ▁Two ▁large ▁seven - branch ed ▁Men or ot ▁cand el ab ras ▁stand ▁on ▁either ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁shr ine . ▁The ▁base ▁and ▁branches ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁Men or ot ▁are ▁not ▁identical ▁in ▁form ; ▁the ▁right - hand ▁Men or ah ▁has ▁an ▁u pr ight ▁base , ▁while ▁the ▁left - hand ▁Men or ah ▁has ▁two ▁cres cent ▁sh aped ▁legs ▁and ▁one ▁u pr ight ▁leg . ▁Last ly , ▁the ▁entire ▁scene ▁is ▁fr amed ▁by ▁the ▁two ▁pulled ▁back ▁cur tain s , ▁which ▁served ▁to ▁dem arc ate ▁the ▁sacred ▁space ▁of ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁S hr ine . ▁ ▁The ▁presence ▁of ▁the ▁Men or ah , ▁which ▁originally ▁stood ▁in ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Temple , ▁comes ▁to ▁highlight ▁the ▁continu ing ▁importance ▁that ▁the ▁Jerusalem ▁Temple ▁occupied ▁in ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁syn agog ue . ▁Additionally , ▁the ▁Men or ah ▁also ▁maintained ▁a ▁practical ▁function , ▁as ▁the ▁primary ▁light ▁source ▁for ▁the ▁area ▁around ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁S hr ine . ▁Su ken ik ▁believed ▁that ▁the ▁two ▁Men or ot ▁dep icted ▁fl ank ing ▁the ▁Tor ah ▁S hr ine ▁in