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and Happy next 8 days to those who don't!
I just lit our electric Menorah to put in the front window in order to show that I can practice my religion/faith/ tradition without fear (part of the meaning of the holiday) but then wondered if I also had to do the candle thing in order to do it right. This is what I found:
https://utj.org/viewpoints/responsa/may-an-electric-menorah-be-used-to-fulfil-ones-obligation-to-light-the-chanukkah-menorah/
and this is what is so fascinating to me about the tradition that I was born into. There's never a simple answer.
After finding out about that, I wondered in which direction it should be lit - right to left according to halacha (law), or left to right so that the display to those passing the house would see it in the right direction.
Everything is debatable - absolutely love it.
Another conundrum: latkes or doughnuts.
senseandsensibility
(17,138 posts)You can always get doughnuts! Happy Chanukkah!
CincyDem
(6,386 posts)PCIntern
(25,584 posts)Donuts for dessert.
Behind the Aegis
(53,988 posts)I hope all kinds of miracles are happening to you and yours today!
Sufganiyot
How to make them!
electric_blue68
(14,934 posts)Who knew a Menorah could have such issues.
This half Ukrainian-American Catholic grew up in a 2/3 Jewish neighborhood from secular/cultural to Conservative. So I learned to like Matzo ball soup, and buttered Matzo early on.
I found latkas later. 👍 Oh, yum! 😄