Talk:Menorah (Hanukkah)

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This article or section should be translated (or additional material should be added from material at Hebrew, Polish). Please translate this.

I have removed "Unlike other candles which may extinguished if desired, Hanukkah candles are always left to burn to the end." I cannot think of any other candles lit for a religious propose which may e put out (shabbos candles certainly can't - havdalah of course can). Also in a case of need one can put out cahnukah candles, so long as it was already lit long enough. Jon513 15:12, 22 August 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 Chanukkiyah as planets? 2 Rename proposal 3 Name of Eliezer Ben Yehuda's wife 4 Chanukkiyah Versus Menorah

[edit] Chanukkiyah as planets?

I don't think that's a very credible theory. It has no basis in Jewish tradition whatsoever, and the "traditional" planets numbered five. --OneTopJob6 21:59, 17 December 2006 (UTC)

You were correct in removing it. However, Josephus mentions this theory in regards to the menorah (often confused with a Chanukkiyah) in The Wars of the Jews book V. It is already mentioned in that article but it quotes Antiquities of the Jews Book III. I do not know if it is also mentioned there. Jon513 20:06, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Rename proposal

We have Hanukkah but Chanukkiyah. I propose to rename this article into Hanukkiyah for consistency. ←Humus sapiens ^ну? 23:14, 18 December 2006 (UTC)

ok. Jon513 08:16, 19 December 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Name of Eliezer Ben Yehuda's wife

Shouldn't we name Eliezer Ben Yehuda's wife, as it is she herself who is important in this instance, not her husband. Apparently he had two wives during his life [1], so I don't know which one is referred to here, so I can't do it myself. zafiroblue05 | Talk 18:24, 17 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Chanukkiyah Versus Menorah

People, a separate article for Menorah needs to be added. Chanukkiyah is very similar, but not the same thing.—Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.4.180.147 (talk • contribs)

do you mean Menorah (Temple)? Jon513 (talk) 08:56, 25 January 2008 (UTC)