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where do i find a menorah locally?

post #1 of 33
12/3/06 at 3:26am
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as in, not on the internet. all the 'religious supply stores' i can find um, don't include more than one major world religion, and it's not judaism.

thanks!

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post #2 of 33
12/3/06 at 3:51am

bs"d

Well, I have no idea where you live. They may not be available locally, if there are no Jews or Jewish areas nearby. Sometimes large chain stores have a display for Chanukah that might have them. I got one at Bed, Bath, & Beyond one year. You don't need a special candelabra just for Chanukah, if you can't find one to buy. They are easy to make, or you can just put out the right number of candles. The only requirement is that the "shamash" (servant) candle has to be somehow differentiated from the other candles. Usually this is done by making it higher or lower than the others. So you could put the main candles on a metal tray of some kind, but put the shamash in some kind of candlestick or on the top of a jar lid or some such thing (non-flammable, of course). There a lots of Chanukah activities online that will tell you how to make one. Bolts of the right size make good Chanukah candle holders (one for each of the 8 main candles and two, stacked up, for the shamash) that can be glued onto a decorated surface.

HTH!
post #3 of 33
12/3/06 at 3:53am
I've bought them at Pier One.

Where are you located? Maybe one of the mamas could help you find a Judaica store if there aren't any at Pier One.

You could PM one of us if you prefer...
post #4 of 33
12/3/06 at 4:44am
I saw one at Whole Foods today.
post #5 of 33
12/3/06 at 6:10am
your local JCC or synagogue gift shop.

OR www.chabad.org

it will help you find the nearest Chabad house to you. Call them. They might even send you one for free. If not, they usually sell them SUPER cheap. Like $3 or $4! They aren't heirlooms or anything, but there you have it!

Good luck and Happy Channukah!
post #6 of 33
12/3/06 at 7:21am
I saw one at Target last week. In fact I was on the phone with my mom discussing what the girls wanted for Christmas at the time and my 4 y/o dd saw it first and yelled "Mom, tell grandma I want this 'man-air-a' on my Christmas list too."
post #7 of 33
12/3/06 at 11:32am
Thread Starter 

thanks mamas

i'm in indianapolis, there is a jewish community here, on the other side of the city from me. it didn't occur to me that i might find one at pier one or bed bath, etc...

thank you !
post #8 of 33
12/3/06 at 11:35am
I've also seen them at craft stores like Michael's or JoAnn's.
post #9 of 33
12/3/06 at 12:39pm
My dd made one in preschool a few years ago. It can be a fun craft!
post #10 of 33
12/4/06 at 6:06pm
I've seen them at The Bombay Company, Pier 1, Hallmark or try your local Synagogue (they might have a shop; call first, as they're usually staffed by volunteers).
post #11 of 33
12/5/06 at 1:40pm
I live on the west side of Indy and I saw them yesterday at Target on and end display. Good luck.
post #12 of 33
12/6/06 at 12:47am
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Originally Posted by BinahYeteirah View Post
The only requirement is that the "shamash" (servant) candle has to be somehow differentiated from the other candles. Usually this is done by making it higher or lower than the others.
My understanding was that all the other candles had to be in a straight line in order for the channukiah to be kosher...:
post #13 of 33
12/6/06 at 1:58am

order

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Originally Posted by eilonwy View Post
My understanding was that all the other candles had to be in a straight line in order for the channukiah to be kosher...:
Indeed they do have to be on the same height/line. but the shamash (the servant candle) need not.
post #14 of 33
12/6/06 at 4:46am

bs"d

Oh, well, make them straight to be sure. The "Internet Rabbi" often says that they must be in a straight line, but these links claim differently.

Here a Conservative rabbi says a curved one is okay:
http://judaism.about.com/od/chanuka1...kiah_round.htm

Here (the second question down on the page) another menorah is okayed that doesn't have the lights all in a straight line:
http://ohr.edu/ask/ask218.htm

So, just make them all on the same height and in a straight line like Rynna says.
post #15 of 33
12/6/06 at 8:59am
I suppose it's more reasonable to say "Most people will tell you that they need to be in a straight line (excepting the shamash, of course) but others hold that it's fine for the candles to be out of line as long as they're the same hieght. Still others hold that niether hieght nor line is important, as long as the shamash is easily distinguished from the others." :

When I was in elementary school, one of our classes made channukiot one year. My mother walked into the classroom, pointed out all the ones without straight lines and said, "Did you know that you can't use these? The candles have to line up." Two of the town's three rabbis agreed with her, and many of us were bummed (myself included) to have to change our work.
post #16 of 33
12/6/06 at 9:25am
To buy online just google judaica.
post #17 of 33
12/6/06 at 4:46pm
Wherever I've lived, they've always been readily available... drugstores, Target, Wal-Mart, craft stores, places like Linens & Things, Bed, Bath & Beyond, etc. The nicest ones I've seen locally have been in galleries that cater to local artists and stuff. Truly works of art... and they also had some truly beautiful mezuzahs (? not sure if I spelled that right or even have the word right... little container like thing that has a phrase from the Torah written on a piece of paper/parchment inside of it and is placed next to the door where one enters. Hope I'm making sense.)

On a side note, my roommate in college made one out of dixie cups and birthday candles.
post #18 of 33
12/6/06 at 9:10pm
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Originally Posted by umsami View Post
On a side note, my roommate in college made one out of dixie cups and birthday candles.



I remember making one as a child with Hershey bars and eight Hershey kisses, stuck on with fluffernutter. Can't remember what I used for the shamash.



No, couldn't use it for candles, but it sure looked like a menorah.

post #19 of 33
12/6/06 at 9:15pm
(While we're talking arts and crafts, I made a set of two pipes out of the candle-holders on my menorah one gloomy February in college. Just add pen-barrels and screens... : Yes, I did reassemble the menorah before the next Chanukah rolled around.)
post #20 of 33
12/7/06 at 3:39am
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Originally Posted by tie-dyed View Post
(While we're talking arts and crafts, I made a set of two pipes out of the candle-holders on my menorah one gloomy February in college. Just add pen-barrels and screens... : Yes, I did reassemble the menorah before the next Chanukah rolled around.)




I did that, too. In college. Though didn't need the pen-barrels, used the barrel from an old pipe that had a smashed bowl ...



And no, never did give the menorah back its candle-holder. Worked too well for the pipe.

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