Blowing Out a Chanukah Candle
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Question
Is it permissible to blow out a Chanukah candle by blowing air from one's mouth? '
Answer
One who blows out a candle with his mouth bears responsibility if he holds the candle in his hand. Therefore, candles on a cake and the like should be extinguished by waving the hand, as well as if extinguishing a Chanukah candle after half an hour, and the Havdalah candle.
Source
Chupat Eliyahu Rabba at the end of the chapter 'Reshit Chochma', Ben Ish Chai (second year, Parshat Pinchas)