Preferred Entrance for Lighting Hanukkah Candles

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

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Question

I have two entrances to my apartment. One entrance is to the main street, but I cannot place anything there because the entrance is very close to the street, and it will obstruct. However, right after the entrance, there is a place to put the Hanukkah menorah on the floor next to the entrance. The second entrance is towards a side street, but it is more organized there, and I can place the menorah on an elevation between 3-10 tefachim high. What is preferable?

Answer

Since you fulfill the mitzvah in any case, it is preferable to light on the main street where there is greater publicizing of the miracle.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 671, Paragraph 6); Mishnah Berurah (Seif Katan 26-27); Azmera Leshimcha Bulletin (Issue 118).

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