Can one fulfill the mitzvah of lighting Hanukkah candles at a social gathering
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Question
Tonight I will be at a social event where Hanukkah candles will be lit with a blessing, and afterwards I will return home. I live alone. Am I required to light again, and may I light again with a blessing if I wish?
Answer
Hello, you are required to light candles in your home even if you have already attended a Hanukkah candle lighting and heard the blessings, even if they were lit according to halacha. In any case, at a social event, it is not permissible to recite a blessing over Hanukkah candles, and these candles have no halachic significance. Therefore, they do not fulfill the obligation of Hanukkah, and even someone who cannot light at home does not recite the blessing "She'asa Nisim" over these candles.
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