Chanukah: Halachos of Shabbos Chanukah Lighting

AI summary (may contain mistakes)

The simcha of Chanukah is an inner joy from mitzvos, meant to last past the eight days. Why is the menorah lit early on Erev Shabbos Chanukah? The Terumos HaDeshen sees Chazal moving the time earlier, while the Taz sees only having no choice. That machlokes touches relighting, how early to light and davening Mincha first, before questions of muktzeh and havdalah.

Key points

• The Mishnah Berurah reads the Rambam's simcha of Chanukah as no hespedim or fasting, unlike Purim.
• On Erev Shabbos, the Shulchan Aruch holds kavsa ein zakuk lah, while the Taz requires relighting before shkiah.
• The Shaar HaTziyun calls lighting before Mincha on Erev Shabbos a contradiction, tarti d'sasri.
• The Mishnah Berurah has the shul menorah lit before Mincha on Erev Shabbos when it gets late.
• On Motzei Shabbos the Shulchan Aruch puts Chanukah lighting before havdalah, though most homes, it seems, make havdalah first.

In this shiur

1. 0:00Simcha of Chanukah in the Rambam
2. 2:51Lighting on Erev Shabbos Chanukah
3. 4:13Kavsa ein zakuk lah
4. 7:29Terumos HaDeshen and the Taz
5. 13:49Chasam Sofer on a separate time
6. 14:53Mincha before or after lighting
7. 31:09Moving the menorah and muktzeh
8. 33:12Havdalah or Chanukah first on Motzei Shabbos

Topics

• Ner Chanukah
• Erev Shabbos Chanukah
• Muktzeh
• Havdalah