Many Hanukkah Menorahs Together and It's Not Clear Who Lit Them
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Question
I cannot light Hanukkah candles inside the house due to the danger posed by oxygen tanks needed by one of the children, and I must light them at the entrance of the building. However, there are many neighbors lighting there, and it's not clear at all whose menorah belongs to whom. I heard there is a halachic issue with this, is that true? And if so, what should be done?
Answer
There is no need for people to know who lit the candles. The only issue arises if there is an apartment on the second floor, with its entrance through the first-floor apartment. In this case, the entrance of the first-floor apartment does not belong to the second floor. However, if there is a shared staircase for the entire building, there is no problem with it not being clear which apartment lit which menorah, or who lit here and who did not.
Source
Shabbat (21:); Beit Yosef and Shulchan Aruch (Siman 671, סעיף 5); Gilayon Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 117).
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