[Avodah] Al petach beito mibachutz

[Danny Schoemann]

R' Zev Sero asked (via WiFi watching his menora):
: Is there a good reason why I've never heard of anyone in chu"l doing
: it that way, even where the weather permits it?

Even in EY not that many people do it; even if every entrance has a
few menorot, it's nowhere near the number of people in the buildings.

The reason I stopped lighting outside (in EY) is that no matter where
you light in the house you're yotze; even putting the menora on your
table is OK.

But outdoors it has to be at the door to your house or yard. Is that
the front door, the entrance to the building or the entrance to the
courtyard (we have 8 buildings in a tight square.)

You also have to have it in the tefach nearest to the opening (petach).

If you don't put it in the precise location outdoors you may not be
fulfilling the mitzva and also you'd be making 2 brochos in vain.

So if you want to be machmir and be sure to fulfil the mitzva, be
meikil and light indoors.

A lichtige Chanuka

- Danny