H- mine is!! actually, 8 oil lamps plus one candle.
there are 8 clear glass bowls, which rest on metal branches. You insert a wick through a cork disk, put pure olive oil into the bowl, then float the wick/disk on the oil, and light it with the candle. Gives a beautiful glow, and IMHO fits in better with the spirit of the holiday. Here's a picture (watch the wrap): http://www.jewishsource.com/cgi-bin/sgin0101.exe? FNM=00&T1=91249&UID=2002060312375828&UREQA=1 from a nifty catalog called The Source for Everything Jewish. -Ben > Ha, thanks again. BTW - I would have thought that the Chanuka Menorah would be > an oil lamp <g> > > Oy. > > Howie > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 03, 2002 1:31 PM > Subject: Re: Should we rename CF-Talk? > > > > Menorah = 7 branches. > > > > BTW the reason a Hanukkiah has 9 branches for the 8 days > > of Hanukkah is so there can be one candle for each day, > > plus a "helper" candle called the Shamash, with that > > branch a different height from the other 8, whose job is > > just to light the other ones. > > > > So, the first night of Hanukkah you light the Shamash > > and use it to light one Hanukkah candle. Add a candle > > each night, so at the end you have 8 plus the helper. > > > > (It was felt that using one of the 8 to light the others > > wouldn't be right.) > > > > There have actually been arguments as to whether you add > > candles each night from right to left or left to right, > > and in which order you light them. Oy. > > > > -Ben > > > ______________________________________________________________________ This list and all House of Fusion resources hosted by CFHosting.com. The place for dependable ColdFusion Hosting. Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
