DAF SUGYA WITH RABBI ELEFANT SHABBOS DAF 23 PART 1 ELECTRIC MENORAS

Q:RABBI ELEFANT ASKS CAN YOU USE AN ELECTRIC LAMP FOR YOUR MENORA?FOR EAMPLE IN A HOSPITAL. A:INTRODUCTION ELECTRICITY IS FIRE.THE KAF HACHAIM SAYS YOU CAN NOT USE AN ELECTRIC LAMP FOR YOUR MENORA ON CHAUKA BUT THE HAR TZVI AND THE TZITZ ELIEZER AND THE BRINGS THE TZLACH WHO SAYS IT IS GOOD EVEN THOUGH ITS GRAMA.THE RAGOCHOVER ALSO SAYS THIS.MOST POSKIM SAY ELECTRICITY KEEPS ON COMING AGAIN AND AGAIN AND THATS A PROBLEM FOR A MENORA.A BATTERY OPERATED MENORA AVOIDS THIS PROBLEM.DO NOT US A FLORESCENT BULB B/C IT DOES NOT LOOK LIKE A WICK BUT A CLEAR BULB DOES.RAV ELYASHIV SAYS YOU MAY USE A BATTERY MENORA BUT DONT USE IT ON A PLANE B/C THATS NOT A HOUSE.RAV ELYASHIV AND THE DEBENCINER RAV SAY YOU CAN USE A BATTERY OPERATED MENORA IN A HOSPITAL BUT W/O A BRACHA.IF YOU FIND A REGULAR MENORAH LIGHT THAT TO BUT W/O A BRACHA.IN SUMMARY LICATCILA DO NOT USE AN ELECTRIC BLB FOR YOUR MENORA BUT A BATTERY MENORA IS GOOD.CLICK HERE FOR THE SHIUR