Lighting Candles in the Wind
Question
I am trying to light candles today [eighth day of Hanukkah], and I cannot light more than 5 candles; when I try to light more, the wind extinguishes the others. A. Should I extinguish the rest and leave only one candle, since 5 candles do not correspond to the correct day? B. Should I light the rest when the wind calms down a bit, or since I did not light them on time, is the mitzvah missed?
Answer
Shalom and Happy Hanukkah
A. Do not extinguish what is already lit.
B. There is merit in lighting the remaining candles when you can, as many authorities hold that the fulfillment of the mitzvah is until the end of the night, and at any rate until people are no longer in the marketplace, which in our times is very late.
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Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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