last night of Chanukah

[cellio]

A full chanukiyah makes me happy -- you might say it provides a warm glow.



The commandment is to publicize the miracle, so after a couple minutes that becomes:



(I took these with my phone; I haven't yet read the camera documentation nor played much with those settings, so these are with default settings.)

Comments

[indigodove.livejournal.com]

Beautiful. Happy Chanukah!

[alice-curiouser.livejournal.com]

Taking decent pictures in a dark room with a camera phone is a miracle, indeed!! ;D

Happy Hanukkah!

[dagonell.livejournal.com]

This. Pictures of candles in a dark room no less. You even got their reflection in the window without glare-out. Well done! -- Dagonell

[jeannegrrl.livejournal.com]

What a pretty chanukkiah! We lit 4 our final night, and I loved the double chai represented in the 36 candles. I should get some pictures posted...

[cellio]

Thanks!

[cellio]

Thanks! I gather that phone cameras have gotten better; this is a fairly new phone. It's not due to my photographic skill, I'm confident. :-)

[cellio]

I was trying for the reflection and actually got it on the first try. Luck, not skill, I expect. :-)

[cellio]

Double chai -- nice!

That chanukiyah was a present from my parents. We have four or five of them; even though we got married in the spring, we got several. They're all nice so I rotate them year to year.

Moving candles after lighting.

[(Anonymous)]

See Shulchan `Aruch Orah Hayim 675:1 and Mishnah Berurah there Note 6. FYI

Re: Moving candles after lighting.

[cellio]

Does "moving" include just rotating the chanukiyah? If so, how could one with a "back" (like the one in these pictures) ever work -- how would you light it with that barrier between you and the candles?

(Is there someplace on the net where I could chase your references in English?)