Measuring the Height of the Lighting from the Menorah or the Flame
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Question
I live on the ground floor and have an entrance to the street, and I light at the entrance of the house. I have a tall menorah with a height of 28 cm, and above it is the cup. Is it permissible for me to place the menorah on the floor, since the flame will be above three tefachim even according to the Chazon Ish's measurement?
Answer
There is a disagreement among the poskim whether the height of the candles should be measured from the place of the flame, from the candles, or from the menorah. The poskim are divided on this issue, but practically, it is accepted that the measurement is from the place of the flame. Therefore, it is permissible to light in the aforementioned menorah when it is placed on the floor.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 671, Section 6); Mishnah Berurah (Sections 26-27); Azmera Leshimcha Bulletin (Issue 118).