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Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles
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Question

My wife and I need to be at the doctor's during the lighting of the Hanukkah candles. Can we light them there?

Answer

It is not permissible to light there. Appoint a representative to light at home, and if that is not possible, light when you return home.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 673, סעיף 1) Mishnah Berurah and Beur Halacha (there); Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 118).

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