tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post4281113591774120560..comments2024-03-29T11:40:46.477+03:00Comments on Life in Israel: today's "Only in Israel" storyRafi G.http://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-46805646894512680112006-12-17T10:58:00.000+02:002006-12-17T10:58:00.000+02:00thanks for the article, anonthanks for the article, anonRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-73514914983543806512006-12-17T08:23:00.000+02:002006-12-17T08:23:00.000+02:00Many poskim hold it is forbidden to make any seven...Many poskim hold it is forbidden to make any seven branch candelabrum out of any metal. For a great article on this see http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5759/behalos.html or search for "prohibition seven branch menorah" on Google and look for weekly halachahAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-27183687994474677432006-11-06T14:35:00.000+02:002006-11-06T14:35:00.000+02:00as I said it is the symbol of Israelas I said it is the symbol of IsraelRafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-77496327505645551872006-11-05T20:06:00.000+02:002006-11-05T20:06:00.000+02:00There's one standing opposite the Knesset...There's one standing opposite the Knesset...mOOmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03440274434662150925noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-43369069778958078682006-10-31T12:42:00.000+02:002006-10-31T12:42:00.000+02:00Just for the record, the plural of candelabrum is ...Just for the record, the plural of candelabrum is candelabra, not candelabrum's, and most definitely not with an apostrophe.Robbiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14332398432260922008noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-6516419777423653762006-10-26T10:00:00.000+02:002006-10-26T10:00:00.000+02:00A seven-branched menorah made out of wood or porce...A seven-branched menorah made out of wood or porcelain is permitted. See Shach to Yoreh Deah 141Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-79260161542343208822006-10-26T00:01:00.000+02:002006-10-26T00:01:00.000+02:00I'm pretty sure it's mutar to make one. You're onl...I'm pretty sure it's mutar to make one. You're only not allowed to make it, if it will look like the one in the beis hamikdash, and you want it to pretend it's the one thereAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10135957878551193222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-66139070819970583142006-10-25T22:53:00.000+02:002006-10-25T22:53:00.000+02:00e article was just to point out the general idea o...e article was just to point out the general idea of the prohibition. As I mentioned, I do not know of the details of when it is ok and when it is not. I simply suggested that maybe when it is only used as a symbol rather than as an actual menora it might be ok, but I do not know if that is true.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-39582628588122826332006-10-25T20:53:00.000+02:002006-10-25T20:53:00.000+02:00I read that article and it did not mention the fac...I read that article and it did not mention the fact that shuls have the 7 branched menorah in the front or on the shtender. is it allowed because these are electric and not candle? i am not sure but i still see them all over the place and i am sure they all have 7 lights.FrumWithQuestionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669717584308348172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-36192202504643516462006-10-25T19:48:00.000+02:002006-10-25T19:48:00.000+02:00frumwq - see here http://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.p...frumwq - see here http://ohr.edu/ask_db/ask_main.php/218/Q4/ <br /><br />I remember learning about the issur, but I do not remember the details of it. Maybe it is only on a menora that will be used rather than as a symbol. The symbol of the State of Israel is a menora (aside from the lion of Judea and the star of David) and it is a 7 branch menora. <br /><br />I do not know when it applies and when it does not.Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-969020518840460252006-10-25T19:46:00.000+02:002006-10-25T19:46:00.000+02:00Shaya -Obviously non-religious people might do so ...Shaya -Obviously non-religious people might do so and you might be able to find some religious people who would do so as well (either for a nice sum or just because they do not know they should not). My point was the awareness. The companies here will not make it and the average smith will not. Sure if you look hard enough you can find someone but I have a hard time imagining walking into a silversmith in America and being told that he will not do it because of the Bet Hamikdahs menora. It was an "only in Israel" story, not a declaration of frustration at not getting the product looked for...Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-69261190968311975202006-10-25T19:11:00.000+02:002006-10-25T19:11:00.000+02:00I have seen 7 candle candelabras before made from ...I have seen 7 candle candelabras before made from brass. I didn't know that this was a prohibition. If you go into most shuls the electric menorah they have at the front of the shul is 7 branches. if it is a prohibition why does every shul have this?FrumWithQuestionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16669717584308348172noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-31171019848646339112006-10-25T17:09:00.000+02:002006-10-25T17:09:00.000+02:00glad to see someone said no, but the question isn'...glad to see someone said no, but the question isn't, where will they outside of Israel. Even in EY I am sure someone is willing for enough money. tere are enough artists and silversmiths who are not religious in, say, tzfas, that I am sure I could find someone who doesn't know the halacha.<br />Plus, it's no biggee if you really want one and don't care about the halacha - just find a goy silversmith.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-70175980303979716012006-10-25T16:01:00.000+02:002006-10-25T16:01:00.000+02:00what is Willi? Williamsburg?what is Willi? Williamsburg?Rafi G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/00699851287106903971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20257999.post-13483853072220849472006-10-25T15:50:00.000+02:002006-10-25T15:50:00.000+02:00Well it might happen in Willi lol.Well it might happen in Willi lol.socialworker/frustrated momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10352262399235382201noreply@blogger.com