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# When the time to light comes, a person may not eat a meal of more than a ke’beitza of bread or [[mezonot]] before lighting, but less than that amount of bread or [[mezonot]] is allowed. One may eat other foods, such as fruits, or drinks. Some are strict not to eat a half hour before the time to light.<Ref> Sh”t Maharshal 85, Yosef Ometz Yuzfa 1066, Magen Avraham 672:5, Eliyah Rabba, and Pri [[Chadash]] write that one can’t eat before one lights. Machasit HaShekel and Mishna Brurah (Shaar Tzion 672:14) say one should be strict not to eat a half hour before. Maharshal quotes Bach 672 who says that even Rabbenu Yonah who says concerning [[Bedikat Chametz]] that one doesn’t have to stop a meal that began when it was permitted would agree by lighting [[Chanukah]] candles that are a passing mitzvah, one should stop a meal when the time to light arrives. Ben Ish Chai (Vayeshev 7) and Sh”t Seridei Esh 2:43 also hold that one should interrupt the meal against Sh”t Bet Efraim O”C 63 pg 110:2 who permits continuing. Chazon Ovadiah pg 68 writes that a snack not a Kebetsah just like eating before megilah (Sh”t Yabia Omer O”C 9:67). </ref> For this law, cake has the same law as bread. <ref> Eishel Avraham 431 quoted by Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 672:3) </ref> | # When the time to light comes, a person may not eat a meal of more than a ke’beitza of bread or [[mezonot]] before lighting, but less than that amount of bread or [[mezonot]] is allowed. One may eat other foods, such as fruits, or drinks. Some are strict not to eat a half hour before the time to light.<Ref> Sh”t Maharshal 85, Yosef Ometz Yuzfa 1066, Magen Avraham 672:5, Eliyah Rabba, and Pri [[Chadash]] write that one can’t eat before one lights. Machasit HaShekel and Mishna Brurah (Shaar Tzion 672:14) say one should be strict not to eat a half hour before. Maharshal quotes Bach 672 who says that even Rabbenu Yonah who says concerning [[Bedikat Chametz]] that one doesn’t have to stop a meal that began when it was permitted would agree by lighting [[Chanukah]] candles that are a passing mitzvah, one should stop a meal when the time to light arrives. Ben Ish Chai (Vayeshev 7) and Sh”t Seridei Esh 2:43 also hold that one should interrupt the meal against Sh”t Bet Efraim O”C 63 pg 110:2 who permits continuing. Chazon Ovadiah pg 68 writes that a snack not a Kebetsah just like eating before megilah (Sh”t Yabia Omer O”C 9:67). </ref> For this law, cake has the same law as bread. <ref> Eishel Avraham 431 quoted by Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 672:3) </ref> | ||
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# Once the time comes to light one shouldn’t learn Torah. <ref> Sh”t Marharshal 85, Bach 672 s.v. Upasak, Bear Heteiv 672:10, Knesset Hagedolah (Hagahot HaTur), Taz (672:1, | # Once the time comes to light one shouldn’t learn Torah. <ref> Sh”t Marharshal 85, Bach 672 s.v. Upasak, Bear Heteiv 672:10, Knesset Hagedolah (Hagahot HaTur), Taz (672:1, Magen Avraham 672:5, Chaye Adam 154:20, and Emek Bracha 71 write that learning is also forbidden when the time for lighting comes against the Erech HaShulchan 672:2. Chazon Ovadiah pg 68, and Sh”t Elef HaMagen 15 write one shouldn’t be strict to stop a half hour early because of [[Bitul Torah]] as the Achronim say by [[Bitul Chametz]] (Mishna Brurah 431:7). Halichot Yosef pg 254 says this is implied from the Maharshal, Bach, and Chaye Adam but not the Machasit HaShekel. However Doleh UMashkeh of Rav Kenievsky, and Kuntres Piskei Shmuot pg 86 say not to learn even a half hour before the time. </ref> | ||
# For [[learning Torah]] if there is a chance that if one stops learning early to go and light that he may not make up the missed learning, many poskim write that it is better for one to continue learning rather than to stop to light candles. <ref>Rav Soloveitchik’s (MePeninei HaRav p. 188-9) opinion was to follow the Mieri ([[Shabbat]] 21b) who writes that the minhag was to continue learning during the regularly scheduled [[seder]] and only light candles afterwards. Rav Ovadia Yosef (Chazon Ovadia p. 75) agrees. Nonetheless, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo p. 296) writes that those who are learning their regular sedarim should end early to go and light candles at home at the proper time. </ref> | # For [[learning Torah]] if there is a chance that if one stops learning early to go and light that he may not make up the missed learning, many poskim write that it is better for one to continue learning rather than to stop to light candles. <ref>Rav Soloveitchik’s (MePeninei HaRav p. 188-9) opinion was to follow the Mieri ([[Shabbat]] 21b) who writes that the minhag was to continue learning during the regularly scheduled [[seder]] and only light candles afterwards. Rav Ovadia Yosef (Chazon Ovadia p. 75) agrees. Nonetheless, Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Halichot Shlomo p. 296) writes that those who are learning their regular sedarim should end early to go and light candles at home at the proper time. </ref> | ||
# Some poskim allow one to learn Hilchot [[Chanukah]] because one won’t forget to light. <ref> Orchot Rabbenu [[Chanukah]] 3:51 brings proof from S”A 275:7 that one can learn Bameh Madlikin by the light of the fire, but is unsure whether one needs to appoint a person to remind you to light. Similarly, Sh”t Mekadesh Yisrael ([[Chanukah]] 23) who brings a proof from Pesachim 11a that someone involved in Bedika won’t eat the Chametz. </ref> | # Some poskim allow one to learn Hilchot [[Chanukah]] because one won’t forget to light. <ref> Orchot Rabbenu [[Chanukah]] 3:51 brings proof from S”A 275:7 that one can learn Bameh Madlikin by the light of the fire, but is unsure whether one needs to appoint a person to remind you to light. Similarly, Sh”t Mekadesh Yisrael ([[Chanukah]] 23) who brings a proof from Pesachim 11a that someone involved in Bedika won’t eat the Chametz. </ref> | ||
