[Avodah] Al petach beito mibachutz

[Mordechai Torczyner]

For me the issue in lighting outside is practicality.

I tried to light outside a few years ago, using a fish tank as a cover. The concept was to light and then lower the lid on the tank, but this is problematic. Since we say hadlakah oseh mitzvah, the menorah must be able to last the proper length of time at the moment I light it, but with the cover raised the menorah could not last the requisite time!

Be well,
Mordechai

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