[Avodah] Rav Elyashiv - Where To Light The Candles For Succos?

[Lisa Liel]

On 10/12/2011 12:35 PM, Zev Sero wrote:
> On 12/10/2011 1:03 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
>> I note that there is no mention of making sure that the candles, 
>> which will be outside and at times unattended, do not cause a fire.
>
> It's an explicit law in SA that one must not bring lamps into the sukkah
> if it's so small that the flame might reach the wall or schach and set it
> on fire.  In such a case one must leave the lamps outside the sukkah
> shining in (not lighting at all, and sitting in the dark, is obviously
> not an option).

Last year, our Sukkah almost burned.  There's still a scorch mark.  I 
think we'll light inside.

Lisa