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===Is it better to light by the window or by the door outside?=== | ===Is it better to light by the window or by the door outside?=== | ||
* Rav Nissim Karlitz (nephew of the Chazon Ish, Chut Sheni Chanukah pg 306-7) explains the position of the Chazon Ish as follows: nowadays one may not light in a courtyard since the courtyards aren’t used as part of the house as they were in the times of the Gemara. Rather one should light at one’s door unless people won't see it in which case one should light in the window facing the public domain. Yet, if the window is above 20 [[amot]] from the street it’s preferable to light at the entrance of one’s door towards the stairwell which is used by a few tenants instead of lighting on one’s table. | * Rav Nissim Karlitz (nephew of the Chazon Ish, Chut Sheni Chanukah pg 306-7) explains the position of the Chazon Ish as follows: nowadays one may not light in a courtyard since the courtyards aren’t used as part of the house as they were in the times of the Gemara. Rather one should light at one’s door unless people won't see it in which case one should light in the window facing the public domain. Yet, if the window is above 20 [[amot]] from the street it’s preferable to light at the entrance of one’s door towards the stairwell which is used by a few tenants instead of lighting on one’s table. | ||
* Similarly, Torat HaMoadim (Rav Dovid Yosef, 2:2, pg 74-6) also rules that it's preferable not to light by the entrance of the stairwell since nowadays our courtyards aren't used the same way they were used in the time of the gemara. Therefore, he writes it's better to light by the window facing the public domain and if it's above 20 amot, one should light by the door of one's apartment. [Torat HaMoadim infers from the writings of his father, Rav Ovadyah Yosef, in Kol Torah (5725 Kislev) and Yalkut Yosef (Moadim pg 198) that he agrees with the Chazon Ish (see there for further detail).] | * Similarly, Torat HaMoadim (Rav Dovid Yosef, 2:2, pg 74-6) also rules that it's preferable not to light by the entrance of the stairwell since nowadays our courtyards aren't used the same way they were used in the time of the gemara. Therefore, he writes it's better to light by the window facing the public domain and if it's above 20 amot, one should light by the door of one's apartment. [Torat HaMoadim infers from the writings of his father, Rav Ovadyah Yosef, in Kol Torah (5725 Kislev) and Yalkut Yosef (Moadim pg 198) that he agrees with the Chazon Ish (see there for further detail).] Or Letzion v. 4 p. 243 agrees with the Chazon Ish. | ||
==Placement indoors according to the common minhag== | ==Placement indoors according to the common minhag== | ||
* This is all assuming that one is lighting outside. However, the Rama 671:7 writes that the accepted minhag is to light indoors next to the door. (The Gemara 23a writes that only in times of danger one should light on one's table indoors. Rashi s.v. HaSakana writes that the danger was because the Persians outlawed lighted candles except in the houses of idolatry. This is quoted by the Tur and Shulchan Aruch 671:5 as the halacha. Nonetheless, the minhag is to light indoors even though it's not dangerous outside. For the explanation and defense of this minhag to light indoors [[Placement_of_the_Chanuka_Candles#Placement_of_the_Chanukia| see here]].) | * This is all assuming that one is lighting outside. However, the Rama 671:7 writes that the accepted minhag is to light indoors next to the door. (The Gemara 23a writes that only in times of danger one should light on one's table indoors. Rashi s.v. HaSakana writes that the danger was because the Persians outlawed lighted candles except in the houses of idolatry. This is quoted by the Tur and Shulchan Aruch 671:5 as the halacha. Nonetheless, the minhag is to light indoors even though it's not dangerous outside. For the explanation and defense of this minhag to light indoors [[Placement_of_the_Chanuka_Candles#Placement_of_the_Chanukia| see here]].) | ||
