r/Jewish • u/stevenjklein Orthodox • 1d ago
Humor 😂 That famous box of Ḥanukkah candles…
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u/DeeEllis 1d ago
Also funny to think that siblings have been fighting over who gets to light the menorah at home for 2000 years or so.
I finally just set out 1 menorah for each kid and they’re old enough to light with supervision. No fighting! A Hannukah miracle!
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u/Wandering_Scholar6 An Orange on every Seder Plate 1d ago
Every kid having their own menorah to light (once they can be trusted to do so safety) really is the way
Our Rabbi posted a picture of Channukah night one at their home, and it was obvious each kid had their own menorah because there were like 10 menorahs between all the family visiting, at some point it gets a bit silly but each kid feels special.
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u/DeeEllis 1d ago
And I’m sure they can find something else to fight about, but at least there won’t be fire involved
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u/MaggieTronkowski 50m ago
I gave in and all three of my kids have their own menorahs this year. It seemed like a good idea on night one, but by night 4, I have some concerns about the amount of fire 27 candles will produce on night 8.
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u/danhakimi 1d ago
I recently found a random chanukah movie in what I gather is the style of a bad hallmark christmas movie. the whole plot was centered around the protagonist needing the good brand of Chanukah candles, and they were just the "Cohen" brand of candles, and they were sold out. It was some stupid bullshit.
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u/snowplowmom 1d ago
Hahaha! So funny! That box that we all recognize. I grew up with only one menorah in the house, with siblings. It was very hard taking turns at lighting. I was stunned when I saw that at the rabbi's house, everyone had their own to light, plus they had extras for guests to light, too!
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u/Rossum81 21h ago
When I got Hanukkah candles this year for my mother, she insist in getting the short twisty ones and not the tall elegant ones.
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u/Bakingsquared80 1d ago
There is something so nostalgic about this box. Other kinds just don’t hit the same