Reply To: Chanuka Menorah

@Neville ChaimBerlin- Im not claiming to be “the victim” thats not what this is about. Anyway playing the victim is to be seen by the general picture not this thread. My point was actually to get a serious answer, and an answer as to why their menorahs in 770 and other places werent always diagonal and some still arent. But as they do best when they dont have an answer they just kept repeating the same thing or ignoring what was pointed out.
Also its not just archaeology if the Ibn Ezra also viewed it as curved, and if even the Rambam wrote that his drawing was for illustrious purposes only. Besides did Rashi explicitly write that it wasnt like on titus arch?
And even after all if the Rambam and Rashi do hold that it was diagonal, those are pretty much the only sources known and probably there are other opinions. Chabad is very selective in who they follow so its basically just the Rambam. No other sources are valid.
And why do people learn things that happened on tisha b’av from josephus is that not a problem? Was it a reliable “Jewish” source?

Your right I but I try to stay away from chabad websites like a flame but sometimes I google things and itll lead me there or something will catch my eye. Also sometimes I am curious to check their take on certain news that happen in the Jewish world just to confirm and I am always disappointed.Besides its not just the chabad site its also people I know from the past who will call or come across, and also just random chabadnicks talking on the phone or to me which I have to deal with. But ya.
And if you noticed I am not some “misnaged” just hating chabad because they have different/strange minhagim than everyone else or anything.(Those are usually people who dont know chabad well and confuse them with the tzfatim or whatever) I have no problem with that(minhagim), it doesnt concern me and I love the Lubavitcher Rebbe. But when their minhagim get pushed on to everyone and try to prove everyone wrong, then it does start to concern me because I have to deal with it.
” There is unquestionably a Chabad “custom” to go around telling everyone that their menorahs are wrong for being curved”
-Its not just the Menorahs.
And you know what? Even though you claim I am ranting which is fine, all this info is out in the open on their website so you can easily see what I mean, and its just basic talk in crown heights and chabad. So im not just pointing out things that I made up.