Guest on Hanukkah, Sleeping in One Place and Eating in Another
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Question
Good evening, I live in Bnei Brak, and on Shabbat, I am at my parents' in Modi'in Illit. I eat at my parents' and sleep at my grandmother's who lives nearby. Where should I light candles on Friday night and where on Saturday night? I would appreciate sources. Thank you very much.
Answer
Shalom Rav,
The correct place to light is at your parents' house, as that is where you eat.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 677, Se'if 1.
It is explained there that if one eats in one place and sleeps in another, he should light in the place of sleeping due to suspicion.
Based on this, the Rema wrote that in his time, when lighting indoors and there was no suspicion, the place of eating is preferable. (See Mishnah Berurah there.)
For this reason, even in Israel in our time, when there is no suspicion, [since some light indoors], the place of eating is preferable.