This Chanukah, Tuffka Makes Fire Safety a Breeze

Chanukah is a yom tov of miracles, but we must do our part. The Tuffka fire prevention mats make it easier than ever to keep your family safe.

It’s the first night of Chanukah, and little Miri is bursting with excitement. She has waited all week to use the menorah she made with Morah Rivky. “Put them in starting from the right,” she sings as she helps her father carefully arrange the candles. Unfortunately, her joy is short-lived. As the family sings Haneiros Hallalu, a small popping sound is heard, and one of the bolts catches fire, causing her menorah to go up in flames.

Hundreds of miles away, on the third night of Chanukah, the Goldfarb family is preparing to welcome Shabbos. By the time the menorah lighting is complete, it’s already licht bentschen. In the rush to light the candles, Freida accidentally knocks over the tealight her sister just lit. Baruch Hashem, it takes less than 20 seconds to put the blaze out; unfortunately, there’s now a gaping hole in the tablecloth and a burn mark on the table.

“Almost every Jewish family I know has experienced a minor fire incident,” says Ezra Solomon, creator of Tuffka, a newly launched brand of fire safety products designed with shuls and Yiddishe homes in mind. “Unfortunately, it doesn’t take much for a small accident to spiral out of control, and sometimes the consequences are far worse than a lost tablecloth, lo aleinu. This was my inspiration for creating the Tuffka brand.”

Two years ago, Ezra, a former sculptor and award-winning jewelry designer, put his innovative abilities and creative skills to work. He began running tests on various fabrics with the intention of creating products that would be both effective and affordable. Over the next year and a half, he worked on designs, secured trusted manufacturers, and worked through challenges that came up in the process. The result: a series of fire- and waterproof protective products that are taking the frum world by storm.

In the short time since Tuffka has hit the market, they have been inundated with sales requests, personal stories, and grateful feedback. Families as close as Brooklyn and communities as far as Israel and France are enjoying the peace of mind that comes with knowing they’ve done their part to protect their homes and shuls.

“Every Jewish home must have fire safety mats under their Shabbos candles and menorahs,” said Rabbi Yehuda Levin, Chabad of Ditmas Park, Brooklyn. “Imagine how many fires would be prevented!”

In addition to fire prevention mats (available at a discount for a limited time—see details below), which offer a protective barrier between candles and the surfaces on which they rest, Tuffka offers a fire-extinguishing mat that can be used to keep a small flame from spiraling out of control, chas veshalom. There are also waterproof fire safety vaults and carriers for Tefillin, Megillos, and Sifrei Torah—an answer to the vulnerability of our most cherished holy objects.

Chanukah celebrates nissim and niflaos, but we don’t rely on miracles! We need to address the dangers posed by beautifully crowded menorah tables and preschool-made menorahs that are high on the adorableness chart but may not be up to code. And sometimes there’s one little flame still flickering when it’s time to head to Tante Shaindel’s annual family affair, and that’s a hazard, too.

“In a world where so many things can go wrong,” Ezra says, “the Tuffka mats are just right!”

Buy now—direct from Tuffka.com and use code Chanukah to get 10% off anything! Stock is selling out—act fast! More are in production and set to arrive after Chanukah.

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