Amount of Oil
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Question
How much oil should be placed in the cup for the Hanukkah candles?
Answer
There should be enough oil in the candles to burn for half an hour after the stars appear. Even those who light at sunset should put enough oil to burn until half an hour after the stars appear. Some are meticulous to put enough oil for several hours until foot traffic ceases in our times, which depends on each city according to its nature. Some say it is the time when the shops close, and some are meticulous until the time when there are actually no passersby on the street to see your Hanukkah candles. [In Bnei Brak, the shops close around 22:00, and street traffic ceases around 23:00-24:00].
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 672, Paragraphs 1-2); Mishnah Berurah (Paragraphs 4-6); Biur Halacha (s.v. "and only"); Azmera Leshimcha Bulletin (Issue 118).
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