Hanukkah Candles with Oil of the Seventh Year
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Question
Is it permissible to light Hanukkah candles with oil of the seventh year?
Answer
It is forbidden because it is prohibited to use its light and derive benefit from it.
Source
Beit Ridbaz (P"e H"t); Imrei Yosher (Ch"a Si' K); Torat Ha'aretz (P"h Ot Mem Zayin), and so instructed the Chazon Ish; Azmera L'Shimcha (Shemita Gilyon G).
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