Lighting in a Hospital

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Question

Being in a hospital where lighting a fire is completely prohibited and staying there all week, can one fulfill the obligation of lighting Hanukkah candles with an electric lamp?

Answer

One should make every effort to find a solution. If there is no other possibility, one should light a lamp with an incandescent filament for half an hour and not recite a blessing.

Source

Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 673

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