Levels of Observance When Traveling from Home
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Question
The rabbi answered me that someone traveling away from home for a few hours to another place cannot light there. The solution is either to send an emissary to light at home on time or to light when you return home in the presence of family members. My question is: is lighting at night as honorable as sending an emissary? Thank you for everything!!
Answer
Shalom and Happy Hanukkah
If one lights in a place visible to the public, lighting through an emissary is certainly preferable, as it is done at a time when the miracle is publicized. However, even if one lights inside their home [for those who practice this way, or in a situation where there is no window or door visible to the public], it is preferable that an emissary lights at the time established by the sages for lighting.