Discarding ritual objects (items of a mitzvah) into the trash
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Question
Do a Hanukkah menorah, a menorah case, cups, and small tubes require genizah, or may they be thrown into the trash? Likewise, what about a tzedakah box?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
All the items mentioned in the question are “accessories of a mitzvah” (tashmishei mitzvah), and the halacha is that it is permitted to throw them into the trash, but not in a degrading manner.
Therefore, they should be wrapped in paper or plastic and then discarded in this way.
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