![On the fourth night of Chanukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/4th-Night-Of-Channukah-07-Lead-Safe-Mama-2019-768x576.jpg)
CHINESE FOOD! This post is the fourth in a series of “what we did for Chanukah 2019” that I have really just written for myself (and my family)… but if you want to read it, you can too! Here’s a link to all of the posts for 2019’s holiday. For the fourth night of Hanukkah…
![On the third night of Channukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Homemade-Challah-By-Avi-Lead-SAfe-mama-2019-1-768x576.jpg)
Again – I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Channukah – as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want to…
![On the second night of Chanukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2019-Holiday-Zoo-Lights-Rubin-Family-Channukah-Lead-Safe-Mama-02-768x576.jpg)
Again – I am writing this (a post about what we received and gifted and what we did each night for Chanukah – as a family) more for me than for you (I’m thinking I’ll get a kick out of it in three or four years – when our life has recovered!), but hey if you want…
![On the first night of Channukah my true love gave to me… [2019 Rubin family report]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Avis-Menorah-from-PJA-Lead-Safe-Mama-2019-768x576.jpg)
So – I am writing this more for me than for you, but hey if you want to read it… that’s up to you! As most of my readers know – we have been living in fairly severe poverty since the attacks on my childhood Lead-poisoning prevention advocacy went in to full force in the…
When tested with an XRF instrument these were negative for all metals (every possible metal that the XRF could read was “Non-Detect”/Negative!) Multiple tests were done for 30 seconds and 60 seconds each. Here’s a link* to purchase these exact candles on Amazon! [LINK] XRF Readings Included: Cadmium (Cd): Non-Detect / Negative Arsenic (As): Non-Detect /…
![My Grandmother’s WWII Era Brass Chanukah Menorah: 30,900 ppm Lead [90 ppm and up is unsafe for items children play with.]](https://tamararubin.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/11/My-Grandparents-Leaded-Brass-Chanukah-Menorah-Tamara-Rubin-Lead-Safe-Mama-5-768x576.jpg)
This is a vintage brass Chanukah menorah that belonged to my grandparents. They were married in 1940 and I believe this menorah is from around that time as I had two that were exactly the same and I am pretty sure that my great grandmother gave one to each of her children when they were…
I bought this Chanukah menorah for my family at my local natural foods store c. 2009. It is made by Rite Lite of Brooklyn, New York. It is “Made in China” for the Jacob Rosenthal Judaica Collection. When tested with an XRF instrument the menorah pictured was positive for approximately 10,000 ppm Lead. To learn more…
Did you know that most Chanukah menorah’s have high levels of Lead? [Link] The picture here is of the Lead-free Chanukah* “Travel Chanukiah*” (Chanukah menorah) that my husband and sons made for me when we were shooting my film. Since we left to start shooting early in December (of 2011) we were on the road…
This post is a Chanukah menorah buying guide (of sorts!), check out the lead-free options and please read about the concerns for leaded brass in general. This is a new brass menorah purchased in 2017 at New Season Market in Portland, Oregon. Made in India by Biedermann & Sons. To see more menorahs I have…