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Latest Comments:
Posted: Oct 18, 2009
Candles.
Would it be acceptable to use Oil candles? that way they will last for DAYS not just half an hour. I wish Hanukkah could be lit up for the whole 8 days
Posted By Sam

Posted: Dec 23, 2008
Hanukka Sameach
Thank you for this beautiful site
Posted By Joseph Gottlieb, Las Vegas, NV.USA

Posted: Dec 22, 2008
why Can't Someone Invent A Candle That Last
Why can't someone invent a candle that lasts all day for menoras,
or an idea for candles that last for eight days. mine hardly last the night.
Posted By Karen Johnson, Shreveport, LA



 



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