Hanukkah Candles in a Synagogue Where Maariv is Not Prayed
Question
In a central synagogue where there are classes throughout the day but only Shacharit and Mincha are prayed without Maariv, is it permissible to light Hanukkah candles with a blessing?
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
According to the Ashkenazi custom, which lights after Mincha, it should be lit there.
According to the Sephardic custom, which lights before Maariv, they should not light after Mincha, as they are not present there for Maariv.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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