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Place the Menorah above 10 tefachim?
The Shulchan Aruch 671:6 writes that one should initially place the menorah under 10 tefachim and above 3, but writes that if he lit above 10 tefachim he fulfills his obligation. The source comes from ...
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3 tefachim minimum height for candles on Chanukah - from the flame itself, or base of the chanukiyah?
For Chanukha Shulchan Aruch (תרעא:ו) writes:
...מניחו למעלה משלשה טפחים
To which the Mishneh Berura writes:
דכל למטה משלשה כאלו הניח בקרקע ואין ניכר שבעל הבית הניחו שם
"For anything below ...
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Menorah 20 Amos above ground level
One does not fulfill his or her obligation of lighting the menorah if it is 20 Amos above since it is not easily seen.
The Rambam in Hilchos Shabbas 17:15 writes that a beam over a mavoi with ...
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How big can a chanukia get?
I recently saw this story about students at YU who lit up their dorm windows to turn the entire building into a giant chanukia (just the form, not a real one). That inspired a question:
Exactly how ...
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Has there been a discussion of changing the maximum height in halacha?
In halacha certain things are considered invalid because the exceed the maximum height which people will notice, 20 amos (menorah, sukkah, korah). In modern times many (most?) people live in areas ...
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Why are we required to light Chanukah lights only for about half an hour?
Since the miracle of the oil of Chanukah was that from one flask of oil they miraculously had enough oil for the menorah to burn all night for eight days, why did Chazal require us to light only for ...
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Is there a minimum size for Chanuka flames?
Do the flames atop the chanukiya need to be a certain size to be valid? At the extreme, are tiny (but sustained) balls of blue flame sufficient?
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How to measure Menorah height
A menorah should preferably be within 10 tefachim from the ground (though higher than 3 tefachim). Are these ten tefachim measured to the base of the menorah, or to its top, or to the actual level of ...
