Lighting in a Hospital
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Question
A person is in a hospital where it is completely forbidden to light any fire, and he will be there the entire week. Can he fulfill his obligation of Chanukah lights with an electric light bulb?
Answer
He should make every effort to find a solution for this. If he has absolutely no other option, he should light a lamp or flashlight that uses an incandescent filament for half an hour, and he should not recite a blessing.
Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 673
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