Conditions for Lighting Hanukkah Candles
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Question
Hello Rabbi, In Mishnah Berurah, סימן תרעב, Halacha 2, [קטן ה] it says: "לכך צריך לתן וכו בזה וכו". I didn't understand this entire section. Could you please explain it briefly? And regarding [קטן ז], where it says one can extinguish it, etc., the Rabbi wrote that some say one should initially stipulate that the oil is only designated for the duration of the lighting, etc. Should this stipulation be made in the heart or verbally? And when should this stipulation be made? Right before the beginning, I mean even before the words said before the blessings?
Answer
Shalom and blessings
A decision in the heart is sufficient.
The decision should be made before the lighting.