Outdoor Menorah box in North America?

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midiskirts

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 11:51 am

I don't even know how frequently these are used in EY anymore, but has anyone ever seen/built an outdoor menorah box in the US/Canada?

My SIL is too nervous about her young kids to let the candles burn themselves out indoors, so I thought I'd explore options for outdoor boxes to help her with the mitzvah.

singleagain

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 12:03 pm

Maybe something like this... Acrylic display box.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087.....psc=1

amother

Mustard

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 12:09 pm

My husband lights outside.
It started off as something he did as a bachur.
The first year or so we were married, I went along with the shtick.
But then I had toddlers, and I'm so greatful that it's one less thing to be nervous about.
Little kids still light by the window, but those candles are done quickly.
It's the 4 hours of oil that get me nervous.
He bought a box in Eretz Yisroel but took it apart and only transported the frame.
He went to a glazier to cut out heat-resistant glass to shape.
But I've seen boxes in the Judaica Stores in Lakewood over the years.

amother

Saddlebrown

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 12:10 pm

Never seen it in this country. I think my ds in lakewood may have mentioned that one of his rebbeim built such a thing on the outside wall of his house. I've seen houses with "greenhouse windows"--little glass-enclosed balconies intended to provide plants with the maximum sun exposure

https://www.google.com/search?.....zgwnM

--that would work even better because the menorah can be lit from inside the house. But if the object is to keep the candles out of the kids' reach, this would defeat the purpose.

amother

Amethyst

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 12:17 pm

We've bought glass boxes in two different seforim/Judaica stores in Brooklyn (Eichlers and Zundel Berman). I imagine that you can buy them in Lakewood, Monsey, etc. but I haven't checked.

ra_mom

Fri, Nov 27 2020, 3:47 pm

Yes my brother got one as a bar mitzvah gift from someone who bought it at a Judaica store.

FranticFrummie

Sat, Nov 28 2020, 1:19 pm

Check Facebook groups and Craigslist for "free or cheap fish tank".

Wash off the algae residue, and you're all set!

amother

Linen

Sat, Nov 28 2020, 2:09 pm

We did it when I was growing up in the 70s and 80s. We were definitely the only ones in our cold town.

shabbatiscoming

Sat, Nov 28 2020, 4:59 pm

midiskirts wrote:

Not sure why you would think that. In some communities they are seen up and down every street, in Israel Smile

Its beautiful.

Iymnok

Sat, Nov 28 2020, 5:12 pm

shabbatiscoming wrote:

Not sure why you would think that. In some communities they are seen up and down every street, in Israel Smile

Its beautiful.

So true. Dh is working out where to place one for the street minyan outside our building.
In Geula they are easily available to 50cm.

Soul on fire

Sun, Nov 29 2020, 2:30 pm

singleagain wrote:

Maybe something like this... Acrylic display box.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B087.....psc=1

Wouldn't that melt??!!

Soul on fire

Sun, Nov 29 2020, 3:07 pm

BTW Eichlers.com sells them.... https://www.eichlers.com/catal.....h+box

ra_mom

Sun, Nov 29 2020, 3:30 pm

https://www.shopeichlers.com/p.....30679

https://www.shopeichlers.com/p.....50385

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