[Avodah] SEMI CRICLE MENORAH

[Menachem Posner]

Allow me to clarify my question. I was not asking about the shape of the arms of the menorah since that has not halachic status. Rather, I was a asking whether having the lights arranged in a straight row is preferred to a semi-circular or curved arrangement. In other words, is a semi circle problematic in terms of being k’madurah?
 
Incidentally, I understand that the Lubavitcher rebbe’s preference of straight arms over circular ones was only since he saw the circular ones as an outgrowth of non-Jewish, mistaken beliefs (such as Shaar Titus) not as a requirement in the mitzvah of Chanukah. In fact the Chabad Minhag is to use a menorah with a back, and no arms, so that there is no ambiguity as to which side is the right side.

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