Lighting Shabbat Candles on Hanukkah
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Question
My wife lights the Shabbat candles, and I light the Hanukkah candles. Can my wife light first?
Answer
The man should first light the Hanukkah candles, and then the woman should light the Shabbat candles.
Source
Even when the woman lights the Shabbat candles and the man lights the Hanukkah candles, according to Kabbalah, the Hanukkah candles should be lit first. (Ben Ish Chai, Parashat Vayeshev, Year 1, Halachot Hanukkah, Letter 20). Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 119).