![]() Very hip for your Menorah to be a work of art. Why? Because LEDs are not enough of a safety hazard. Electric MenorahĪlthough the LEDs do save electricity, and you can do some cool color mixing with the DMX controller, most would say you do not fulfil the commandment of lighting with these. I have a hard-enough time getting a barbeque started when it’s windy outside. It is pretty hard to control the wind, and I couldn’t keep my hand around the candles the whole time. The only issue with my drone Menorah is the candles went out right away. The shock of seeing the candles moving right outside their window had one person saying, ‘Chanukah Miracle.’ One person even shouted, ‘Somebody is spying on me.’ It was nice to be able to share the Chanukah miracle while looking inside other people’s windows. I figured, instead of people looking in my window, I would bring the drone to theirs. I tried this, as I thought I would be able to publicize the miracle around the neighborhood more effectively this way. If you don’t like the elementary school fare, here are a couple of other unique ideas for your Menorah. Other people would say it is wrong to take the glue and wood away from a child. Other people pop into the Jewish day school the day before Chanukah, and force their way into their niece’s kindergarten arts-n-crafts class. For this reason, I take a slab of wood and glue some chrome nuts on it. Types of MenorahsĪ Menorah is a way to express yourself, and to show the people your commitment to your tradition. Is that religious persecution? I will let you decide. They said they wouldn’t allow me to have six fires on my front lawn on the sixth night. I asked, and the city does not allow for that. However, before I bought the box, I didn’t realize that somebody's job is to stand there in the factory and to break half of them.Ĭamp fires are not an option. It takes one box of 44 candles to light the Menorah for all eight days. I bought the box of 44 candles last year, and I thought I was set. If you are purchasing candles, buy more than one box. True, it looks better to light with oil, and the miracle happened with oil, but I consider it a religious virtue to save money. It is about bringing the miracle of Chanukah and the oil lasting eight days to the public. ![]() Lighting the Menorah is about expression. You want to pick the correct flame for you. This is the most efficient way to publicize the miracle while driving under trees and starting random fires. This will force oncoming traffic to recognize the miracle, when they swerve, to avoid your Menorah. Better yet, to publicize the miracle even more, light it on the street. You can light your Menorah by the sidewalk in front of your house. The whole city of Rochester knew about the great miracle of Chanukah that year, when the Minkin family lit their porch on fire for the first night. The news showed up, right after the fire trucks. I remember the most publicized Menorah in my hometown, when I was growing up. The greater the safety hazard, the more the miracle will be publicized. You will want to watch out for the neighborhood thieves who are looking to fulfill the mitzvah of lighting the Menorah. ![]() Many people prefer this to lighting inside, as it is easier for people to steal your Menorah when passing your home. If you do that you are fulfilling the commandment (mitzvah) and lighting correctly but the downside is that the anti-Semites are not easily able to identify your home as Jewish. Many people light inside their home, and that is all good. You have to make sure the Menorah is lit in a place that it will be seen by passing people. Where & What To Light Light at Window Facing the Street Here are some tips that I have picked up over the years, for optimal publicity, and some ways to make your Menorah more memorable for you, your family and your neighborhood. The crux of the mitzvah of lighting the Menorah on Chanukah is about publicizing the miracle of Chanukah ( pirsumei nisa).
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