Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Reb Akiva Eiger's Judenstern Lamp- Parshas Yisroi


 Parshas Hashavua  יתרו

    לא תעשון אתי  שמות כ:כ 


In שלחן ערוך  יו"ד קמ"א : ח it says
"You are not allowed to replicate the שלחן and 
מנורה etc. of the בית המקדש.

The type of metal or size doesn't matter.  You may
not make a seven-branch Menorah".

R.Akiva Eiger's son-in-law (R. Shmuel Birnbaum zt"l) writes his 
Shver had a silver Judenstern Shabbos lamp with seven spouts.
He took it to a silversmith who, with great difficulty, managed to add 
on an additional spout so it wouldn't be a seven-branch Menorah

R.A.Eiger seems to hold like the Poskim*  that since we 
are dealing with an איסור דאורייתא
  (לא תעשון אתי) therefore 
all seven-branched 
Menorahs are forbidden, regardless of the 
shape (cups are in a straight line or in a circle etc.)


The חתם סופר
(תורת משה - יתרו)  writes  based on a תוספות יומא נ"ד ע"ב   
" Because we  hold wooden tables would be פסול in the בית המקדש 
therefore, we may make and have wooden tables in our homes.

However, metal tables, regardless of size, shape, or type 
of metal are kosher בדיעבד in the בית המקדש, therefore,
all metal tables may not be made or held for 
personal use."

 

The חת"ס continues that he sees no היתר for the 
Matzoh bakery to have copper (metal) tables.


According to the חתם סופר, there is no היתר to own any
metal tables. (commercial stainless steel tables, etc.)

 

The דרכי תשובה (Y.D. 141-8) argues on the 

חת"ס, he writes, " We find in the גמרא (Shabbos119a) 

ר' חייא בר אבא praised the בעל הבית who brought in 

לכבוד שבת a golden table. Had it been אסור to 

make he would not have praised him.


בכור שור- פתחי תשובה*             
7 Branch Judenstern Shabbos Candelabra 

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