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Lighting Hanukkah Candles Slightly Curved

Question

Hello Rabbi,

I have a Hanukkah menorah and I light in slightly wide cups, and then on the eighth day, the cups do not line up straight, but slightly curved. Is this considered lighting in a circle, which is invalid?

Answer

Hello Rabbi,

There is no problem with this, only when lighting in a complete circle is there an issue as it may appear like a bonfire.

Answered 1 January 2023 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Rabbi Israel Cohen
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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