[Avodah] priorities in halacha

[Moshe Y. Gluck]

> Danny Schoemann wrote:
> > Q: Is it an obligation to have a silver chanukiyah?
> >
> > Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 139:5 - If one can afford it, one should buy a
> > silver Menorah to beautify the Mitzva.
R' ZS:
> Isn't it a little strange for a sefer halacha to impose a particular
> aesthetic as if the author's tastes were universal?

I think we've discussed before that the KSA was written for a specific community. I don't think it's outrageous to suggest that R' Shlomo Ganzfried knew that in his community the norm was that silver Menorahs were considered beautiful.

KT,
MYG