Staying in a Hotel during Hanukkah

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

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Question

I am staying in a hotel during Hanukkah, and I have the option to stay until ten, but the plan is to return home immediately. Where should I light the candles?

Answer

On Friday night, light the candles in your hotel room, or appoint an emissary to light them at your home. On Saturday night, you can either appoint an emissary to light them at your home, or stay a bit longer at the hotel and have a meal there, allowing you to light the candles on Saturday night at the hotel as well.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 677, Paragraph 1), Mishnah Berurah and Biur Halacha (there); Azmera Lishmecha (Issue 118).

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