Lighting Hanukkah Candles on the Floor of the House
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Question
I have a glass window in the living room, from the floor of the apartment to the ceiling. I light in this window. Is it permissible to place the menorah on the floor, as it is three tefachim higher than the street?
Answer
The reason it requires three tefachim [28.8 cm, and some say 24 cm] is to ensure it is noticeable that it was placed there for the sake of the mitzvah. Therefore, it should be placed on a chair or another object and not on the floor of the apartment, even in this case.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 671, סעיף 6); Mishnah Berurah (subsection 26); Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 118).