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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Op here.

I like the electric menorah idea! I’ll look into that.

I guess I’m annoyed at my DH - like, celebrating Jewish holidays is SO important but you can’t be bothered to light the candle every night? It confuses my kids too, to tell their friends they celebrate Hanukkah but only kind of.

Ugh. I hate to have to be the one who takes the lead on a holiday that isn’t even part of my tradition.

Maybe this thread should be moved to the relationship forum. (Not really, but I guess this is more of a marriage issue than a religion issue).[/quote]

That's fair. Honestly, it's his holiday, so he should do it. Apparently it's not that important to him. Actions speak louder than words, and all that.

We are Jewish and religiously (haha) light the candles nightly, say the prayers, sing the songs, etc. BUT we don't scruple to blow them out a couple mins later and re-light them later when kids are in bed. I'm not leaving lit candles burning while I take my little kids up for bed. And the youngest is still in the "trying to touch the candle" phase. We do the same for Shabbat candles. Safety is paramount. (In case that's a concern. Because as another PP said, the actual lighting takes about 1 minute.)[/quote]

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