Yeshiva Student of Sephardic Origin Whose Father is Abroad
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Question
I am a Sephardic yeshiva student, and I am in yeshiva and sleep in the dormitory. I usually do not light Chanukah candles and rely on my father's lighting. But this year my father is abroad, and the rabbi told my mother to light Chanukah candles at home. Does this change the ruling in such a case?
Answer
If your mother lights at your permanent home, your status is similar to every year when your father lights the Chanukah candles. If you usually light, then light, and if not, you can rely on your custom.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 673, Paragraph 1), Mishnah Berurah and Beur Halacha (there); Azmera Lishmecha (Issue 118).