Order of Lighting Candles in the Chanukiah
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Question
What is the order of lighting candles in the Chanukiah, from which side and in what order are they lit? (It is important to note that I light by the window and not by the door, if there is a difference in the law).
Answer
Shalom and Happy Chanukah!
The common custom is that on the first day of Chanukah, the rightmost candle in the Chanukiah is lit. On the second day, a candle is added to the left of the first candle, and lighting begins with the new, leftmost candle. After that, the candle to its right is lit, and each day begins with the leftmost candle added that day, lighting the candles to its right from left to right in order. It is important to stand in front of the candle being lit first during the blessing, so as not to transgress the commandments.
There is no difference in this matter between lighting by the door or by the window.
[There are other opinions regarding the order of lighting, but this is the practice accepted in most communities of Israel].