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Shabbos 021: Time Chanukah Lights Must Burn
"Amar, Salomon" asks:
Kvod HaRav
I wonder what is the Mekor of the 30 min that hazal instituted for the
length of the lighting??
As even after the Zman hazal pasken That we should light for 30 min.
Thank you
Salomon Amar DDS, PhD.
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The Kollel replies:
The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 672:2) says that the reason for half an hour is
that this is the amount of time that people were generally in the streets
after nightfall. Since the Persumei Nisa is for the people in the streets,
this is how long it was instituted to light. The Mishnah Berurah (672:5)
indeed says that after nightfall one would technically only have to use as
much oil as would last until half an hour after nightfall (i.e. if he is
ten minutes late, only twenty minutes of oil). However, he quotes the Pri
Chadash who says that since nowadays we light primarily for the Bnei
ha’Bayis (people of the household), one must light for half an hour
anyways, even if he lights late at night.
All the best,
Yaakov Montrose
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