[Avodah] Ishto Kegufo on Chanukah

[Micha Berger]

On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 09:13:38PM +0200, Doron Beckerman wrote:
: Perhaps  the explanation is as follows - Chazal clearly have gradations in
: terms of the requisite and/or permitted level of participation of people in
: the Hadlakah of the Bayis.

In addition to the shitos RDB mentions in the "Women and Nerot Chanukah"
and "Women and Mehadrin" sections, note that in "Ner Ish U-Veito --
How Many Lights?" he notes that the Rambam's language (Chanukah 4:1)
implies that "ner ish ubeiso" is a chiyuv cheftza on the house, even if
one happens to go mehadrin and light one per inhabitant of that house.
That is an issue of number, not who is chayav.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha