[Avodah] Al petach beito mabachutz

[Zev Sero]

Michael Kopinsky wrote:
> On 12/31/06, Zev Sero <zev at sero.name> wrote:


> Would *your* goyish neighbors be scared that 8 small flames safely
> contained in a glass box, hanging on the non-flammable brick wall would be
> a fire hazard?  I don't think mine would.

I'm pretty sure my neighbours (and not just the goyishe ones) would
be concerned.


> (And where does this heter about fires on shabbos appear?)

See OC 334:26

>> 4. Leaving the menorah outdoors exposes it to a sakanah of being
>> stolen.

> And if someone was willing to light outside on the days when it
> wasn't cold out, he has showed that this is not a concern.

I meant leaving it outdoors *unattended*, since this was the proposal
I was discussing.

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Zev Sero               Something has gone seriously awry with this Court's
zev at sero.name          interpretation of the Constitution.
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