[Avodah] The Chanuka Candle / Havdalah Hullabaloo

[Professor L. Levine via Avodah]

Do we first light the Menorah or make Havdalah on Motzai Shabbos - Chanuka? Not a recent question, this situation of competing halachic principles has been the basis of the centuries-old debate regarding which mitzvah has priority and should therefore be performed first. In other words, on Motzai Shabbos Chanuka this annual halachic dispute, simmering since the time of the Rishonim, really heats up...

To find out what to do, see the full article: "Insights Into Halacha: The Chanuka Candle / Havdalah Hullabaloo<http://sable.madmimi.com/c/10500?id=80571.499.1.8389cb72759accee0bcbd5001deaa870>".
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kol tuv, a Lichtige Chanuka, and Good Shabbos,
Y. Spitz
Yerushalayim
yspitz at ohr.edu<mailto:yspitz at ohr.edu>

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