r/JewsOfConscience 3d ago

Celebration Happy Chanukah! Show me your chanukiah πŸ•Ž

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This first candle was lit to honour the memory of Dr Adnan Al-Bursh πŸ‡΅πŸ‡Έβ€οΈ

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u/BolesCW Mizrahi 3d ago

can people please learn the proper placement of the lights? it's right to left, not left to right, and not starting in the middle. on each subsequent night, a new light is placed to the left of the first light. lighting goes from left to right, starting from the newest light to the oldest. this is straight from the Shulhan Arukh, cited in the Ben Ish Hai.

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u/Ok-Average3876 3d ago

Hashem doesn't give a monkeys, Boles. You do you but in my house, it really doesn't matter. The candle is lit. It is Chanukah and I send you love and blessings.

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u/uu_xx_me Ashkenazi 2d ago

yikes friend, it’s possible to educate without shaming. jews can choose to engage with judaism to whatever degree and in whatever ways make them feel connected to their ancestry. it sounds like you have great knowledge to share! and, someone who doesn’t have that same knowledge or prioritize the specific details you do isn’t less of a jew

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u/conscience_journey Jewish Anti-Zionist 1d ago

Disagree respectfully, do not shame. This is a place for Jews with many different traditions and connections to their identity.