| While the traditional memorial candle is the regular | | | | double-sided adhesive tape, especially suited for |
| wax candle that we've all known for years, this | | | | marble, making it as easy as possible to place the |
| candle is not made of wax. New technology | | | | candle on the gravestone of your loved one and |
| enabled the creation of this candle, which burns | | | | have it light their stone all year long. The candle |
| solely on solar energy - energy that comes from | | | | itself has a special flickering light effect made |
| the sun. Not only does it use the sun's energy to | | | | especially in order to create an atmosphere that |
| burn, but it also stores some of the energy in | | | | resembles that of a classic wax candle. |
| order to light at night and on bad weather as well. | | | | This all sounds nice, but the important question |
| This way, this candle simply burns all the time, | | | | that comes to mind is - Is this candle Kosher? |
| day and night, on sunny, cloudy and even rainy | | | | Well, since this product has gotten so popular |
| days, it doesn't burn out. Thanks to the bands | | | | lately there might already be quite a few |
| which separate the interior of the candle from | | | | manufacturers out there. From what I checked, |
| whatever is outside, and practically isolated it, the | | | | these candles should be Kosher and should have |
| candle is completely weather proof. Furthermore, | | | | Halakhich approval. However, it is important that |
| this candle keeps on lighting for a period of four | | | | you make sure that the specific memorial candle |
| years straight. | | | | you are intreseted in does in fact have such an |
| The candle is actually very simple to install. It | | | | approval. I believe it will probably be just fine, as it |
| comes with a metal plate, where you can add an | | | | turns out that these candles are already placed in |
| inscription. This plate can be attached to the | | | | many tombstones in Israel and around the world, |
| candle itself. The candle also comes with a strong | | | | some of them tombstones of great Rabbis. |