A friend of mine on Facebook joked, â??Can you fulfill pirsumei nisa (the commandment to publicize the Hanukkah miracle) by posting pictures of your menorah online?â?
Itâ??s a fun, quasi-halachic question that juxtaposes an ancient commandment with contemporary technology. But itâ??s also a reflection of how much amateur photography has become part of our lives. In that same Facebook feed, I mustâ??ve seen a dozen snapshots of candles blazing, over tin foil and glass, all oddly alike.
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