Bar Mitzvah on Hanukkah - Lighting Time

Time of lighting Hanukkah candles

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Question

My son was born on the 28th of Kislev, and this year he will have his Bar Mitzvah. When should we light the candles on the night of the Bar Mitzvah?

Answer

A minor who becomes Bar Mitzvah on Hanukkah, and if his father's custom is to light at sunset, there is a question whether he should light at sunset when he is still possibly a minor, or wait until the stars come out to fulfill the mitzvah when he is definitely an adult, and not just for educational purposes. Practically, he should light a quarter of an hour after sunset.

Source

Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 673, Paragraph 9); Mishnah Berurah (Paragraphs 9-10, 14); Biur Halacha (there); Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 675, Paragraph 2); Mishnah Berurah (Paragraph 13); Azmera Leshimcha (Issue 118).

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