Albuquerque,NM – Bad weather dashed the hopes of a New Mexico Jewish group that hoped to win a spot in the record books by creating the world’s only menorah made from hot air balloons on New Year’s Eve.
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The event sponsored by Chabad of New Mexico went on anyway, just without the launch of nine balloons that would have created the menorah.
KOB-TV reports the balloonists did use burners normally used to inflate their balloons to re-create the nine-candle menorah that is the symbol of Hanukkah, the Jewish Festival of Lights celebration.
Saturday was the last night of Hanukkah.
Organizer Shai Shelhav says the event at Albuquerque’s Balloon Fiesta Park was still a success and drew support from across the community.
What is the hallachic basis for Chabad’s obsession with public menorahs, especially extreme examples such as this one?
B’Kitzer … Pirsumei Nissa
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— Baruch HaShem Baby
To #4 - According to Halachah, one is not supposed to do anything to place their lives in danger. Transportation by a hot air balloon hot air balloon is not a good idea, as the safety record of such devices is not good. There are other ways to show Menorahs in public, besides using a hot air balloon. Hence, I agree with #1 .