Which is preferable: Door or Window
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Question
I live on the ground floor, and I can place the menorah at the entrance of the apartment where there is a mezuzah, and it can be seen from the street, but it is less noticeable. On the other hand, I can place the menorah in the window, where it is very noticeable and everyone passing by will strongly notice it. Where is it preferable to place it?
Answer
If there are two places where you can place the candles, and one place is at the entrance where there is a mezuzah, fulfilling the law that the mezuzah is on the right and the Chanukah candle on the left, and the other place is in the window, and both places can be seen from the public domain, but the window is more visible and the publicizing is more noticeable — you should light in the window.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 671, Seif 5); Mishnah Berurah (Se'if Katan 21); Azmera Leshimcha Bulletin (Issue 118).
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