Cooking after Lighting Hanukkah Candles
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Question
It is written in the poskim that women should not perform work during the half-hour after lighting the Hanukkah candles. Is it permissible for my wife to fry doughnuts after the lighting?
Answer
Shalom Rav and Happy Hanukkah
The custom to refrain from work during this time applies only to tasks like laundry and sewing, but household chores are permitted.
Source
Some have written that all tasks prohibited on Chol HaMoed should not be done by women during this time, but the custom is to prohibit only laundry and sewing. In any case, cooking is permitted even according to the stringent opinion.