not your bubbe's menorahs (plus some epic menorah fails)

Menorahs like this are nice, traditional, and maybe the exact menorah your bubbe uses:

Maybe it's time to shake things up in your household a little bit. But not this much:

Or this much:

Also, I don't think you should wear your menorah:

 (particularly without a shames)

And Christmas-themed menorahs really seem to defeat the purpose:

But how about a lovely menorah from beautiful repurposed materials, including wooden spools that your bubbe might actually have used? That's what I'm talking about.

special shames hardware...

...from the special menorah hardware box

convenient numbering

reckless shames placement 

(don't mention it to bubbe)

shames

more reckless shames placement