Lighting Candles for a Traveler Leaving Home

Place and order of lighting Hanukkah candles

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Question

I live in Bnei Brak and want to eat tomorrow in Jerusalem a little after sunset (Hanukkah party). Is it permissible for me to leave before sunset (72 minutes) from Bnei Brak and light candles with a blessing at the place where I will eat, and then light again in Bnei Brak at night without a blessing?

Answer

A traveler leaving his home for a few hours to another place cannot light there. The solution is either to send a messenger to light at home on time or to light when you return home in the presence of family members.

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