Is there a 'Lachem' requirement for oil
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Question
Hello, I am a yeshiva student and I light in the yeshiva. I took olive oil from home, do I need to perform an act of acquisition?
Answer
There is no need to perform an act of acquisition for the oil to be his.
Source
In the early sources (Ramban, Ritva, Ran, Rabbeinu David, Meiri Pesachim 7), it is explained that the oil must be his. However, according to Halacha, as explained in the Mishnah Berurah (Siman 673, Section 2), it is not necessary for the oil to belong to the one lighting. It should be noted that only for an agent who lights, the lighting must be from the oil of the sender, but one who lights himself does not need the oil to be his through an act of acquisition; Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 118).