<div dir="ltr"><<In addition to the shitos RDB mentions in the "Women and Nerot Chanukah"<br>
and "Women and Mehadrin" sections, note that in "Ner Ish U-Veito --<br>
How Many Lights?" he notes that the Rambam's language (Chanukah 4:1)<br>
implies that "ner ish ubeiso" is a chiyuv cheftza on the house, even if<br>
one happens to go mehadrin and light one per inhabitant of that house.<br>
That is an issue of number, not who is chayav.>><br><br>According to the Rambam the baal habayit lights a number of candles equal to those<br>in the house. I assume as Micha says that htis is an issue of number and would<br>
include the wife as a number.<br>i.e. husband, wife and 2 kids according to Rambam the husband lights<br>4*#of night candles<br>
<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Eli Turkel<br>
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