articles on Peninei Halkha - Hanukkah
Chanuka Candles and Havdala – Which Comes First?
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The Hidden Candle
One Year the flame jumped and disappeared from the candle
Chanukah – An Illuminating Faith
Chanukah comes at that time of year when nighttime darkness is at its peak.
What Is Jewish Culture?
Darkness spreads its wings ever so slowly over creation
Lessons on Peninei Halkha - Hanukkah
16. Fields and Vehicles
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
The poskim disagree about whether the obligation to light Ĥanuka candles is limited to the home. Some argue that the Sages ordained that only one who has a home must light candles. Others maintain that even one who does not have a home must light candles wherever he is.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
15. Hospital Patients
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
A patient in a hospital is still obligated to light Ĥanuka candles. However, if he is married, he fulfills his obligation through his spouse’s lighting at home.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
14. Hotels
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
People staying in a hotel must light Ĥanuka candles. It is best to light in one’s hotel room. If the hotel management does not permit guests to light candles in their rooms, then since there is no alternative one should light in the dining room.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
13. Yeshiva Students, Soldiers, and College Students
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
A yeshiva student who sleeps in his dormitory room and eats in a cafeteria must light in his room. An uncertainty arises regarding Sephardic students.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
12. Unmarried People who Live Alone
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
If an unmarried person has his own home, regardless of whether it is owned or rented, he must light candles there. If he is visiting friends at candle-lighting time but will return home to sleep, he cannot fulfill his obligation at his hosts’ home. Rather, he must return home to light.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
11. A Married Person Who Is Away from Home
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
If a married man goes alone on Ĥanuka to visit friends or family while his wife remains at home, his wife must light the candles, and this exempts him from lighting.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
10. Guests on Shabbat Hanuka
Chapter 13: When and Where to Light Hanuka Candles
When a family goes away for Shabbat, the hosts’ home is considered their home on that Shabbat. Thus, the guests should buy a share in the host’s candles for a pruta, which allows them to fulfill their obligation through the host’s lighting.
Rabbi Eliezer Melamed | Kislev 12 5782
