Vol 3.11 - Chanukah

Hebrew Text

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Summary

Par 1) Rambam (end of Hil Chanukah 4:14): "If [[a person has the opportunity to fulfill only one of two mitzvot,] lighting a
lamp for one's home [[i.e., Sabbath candles] or lighting a Chanukah lamp - or, alternatively, lighting a lamp for
one's home or reciting kiddush - the lamp for one's home receives priority, since it generates peace within the home.

Par 5) The purpose of lights of Chanukah are for their own sake and not for another purpose ( like the lights of the Temple),
And in Avodah - Mesarat Nefesh