[Avodah] How to light the Menorah

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From: Alan Rubin _alan at rubin.org.uk_ (mailto:alan at rubin.org.uk) 

As far as I recall,  ever since I started using oil for the menorah 
(probably the last 25 years)  I have been using oil for the shammas as 
well. It can be a bit tricky  lighting with a shammas and I usually end 
up spilling some  oil.....


Alan Rubin

 
 
 
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The purpose of the shamash is to provide light so that you don't end up  
inadvertently using the light of the Chanukah flames for your personal  use.  
The menorah flames are just for pirsuma nisa and nothing  else -- but if you 
want to see anything in the room or read by the light of the  menorah (like 
read Maoz Tzur in the siddur, for example, by the light of the  menorah) 
you must have a shamash.  You don't have to light the  menorah/mitzva lights 
with the shamash.
 
Therefore what  you use to light the flames is irrelevant.  You  use what 
is convenient, that's all -- a match, a candle, a cigarette lighter,  
whatever you want.  
 
 
 

--Toby  Katz
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