Lighting Above Twenty Cubits
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Question
What is the measure of twenty cubits, above which one does not fulfill the obligation of lighting Chanukah candles?
Answer
11.54 meters, and according to another opinion, 9.60 meters. It is effective if colorful lights that attract attention are placed.
Source
According to what is explained in Eruvin 3 and in Siman 663, paragraph 26. Ritva, Shabbat 21: in times of danger.
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