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Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Reb Akiva Eiger's Judenstern Lamp- Parshas Yisroi


 Parshas Hashavua  讬转专讜

    诇讗 转注砖讜谉 讗转讬  砖诪讜转 讻:讻 


In 砖诇讞谉 注专讜讱  讬讜"讚 拽诪"讗 : 讞 it says
"You are not allowed to replicate the 砖诇讞谉 and 
诪谞讜专讛 etc. of the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖.

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 讗讬住讜专 讚讗讜专讬讬转讗
  (诇讗 转注砖讜谉 讗转讬) therefore 
all seven-branched 
Menorahs are forbidden, regardless of the 
shape (cups are in a straight line or in a circle etc.)


The 讞转诐 住讜驻专
(转讜专转 诪砖讛 - 讬转专讜)  writes  based on a 转讜住驻讜转 讬讜诪讗 谞"讚 注"讘   
" Because we  hold wooden tables would be 驻住讜诇 in the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 
therefore, we may make and have wooden tables in our homes.

However, metal tables, regardless of size, shape, or type 
of metal are kosher 讘讚讬注讘讚 in the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖, therefore,
all metal tables may not be made or held for 
personal use."

 

The 讞转"住 continues that he sees no 讛讬转专 for the 
Matzoh bakery to have copper (metal) tables.


According to the 讞转诐 住讜驻专, there is no 讛讬转专 to own any
metal tables. (commercial stainless steel tables, etc.)

 

The 讚专讻讬 转砖讜讘讛 (Y.D. 141-8) argues on the 

讞转"住, he writes, " We find in the 讙诪专讗 (Shabbos119a) 

专' 讞讬讬讗 讘专 讗讘讗 praised the 讘注诇 讛讘讬转 who brought in 

诇讻讘讜讚 砖讘转 a golden table. Had it been 讗住讜专 to 

make he would not have praised him.


讘讻讜专 砖讜专- 驻转讞讬 转砖讜讘讛*             
7 Branch Judenstern Shabbos Candelabra 

1 comment:

  1. What do modern day poskim hold regarding the metal tables?

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