Chanukah candles go out early

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  • #601273
    The Frumguy
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    Can someone please explain why my Chanukah candles go out when there is still a half-full (or half-empty if your a pessimist) glass holder with oil left? Any suggestions?

    A Frelichen Chanukah to all!!

    #1204704
    DyafMaven
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    If they were lit already for a half hour you do not need to re light them. However for hiddur mitzvah you can re light the candle as long one of the candles is still lit just make sure to use the fire from the shamesh to re light it.

    #1204705
    ☕️coffee addict
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    do you use floating wicks? (I do and they always capsize)

    #1204706
    popa_bar_abba
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    I know. I stopped using floating wicks, because they capsize so often, that I started wondering whether I was yotzei even the times it didn’t.

    Now, I just take an old fashioned cotton wick, and lean it against the edge of the cup- no holder or anything. It works great- burns nice and clean, and burns all the oil.

    But, this year, I couldn’t find the plain cotton wicks. The only kind they had were the super frum ones, big and thick, and not very rolled. And they do not work nearly as good. I even had one fall in and go out on the second night. So I hope I’m being yotzei with these.

    #1204707
    Menora
    Member

    You could use the prepared glass/oil/wick package.

    #1204708
    ☕️coffee addict
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    too expensive, plus it takes out all the fun of doing it yourself

    #1204709
    The Frumguy
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    I use the pre-rolled cotton wicks with the thin aluminum holders.

    #1204710
    Menora
    Member

    Many stores have or had the prepackaged product of 44 glasses filled with oil and wicks for $15. It was less expensive than doing it yourself.

    #1204711
    Menora
    Member

    Is there really any hiddur to re-light a candle that burnt out early (assuming that it was lit properly in the first place to burn long enough)?

    #1204712
    ☕️coffee addict
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    Many stores have or had the prepackaged product of 44 glasses filled with oil and wicks for $15. It was less expensive than doing it yourself.

    glass costs 4 dollars a big thing of oil is 5 and wicks are 3 = 12 how is 15 cheaper than 12 and you forgot the fun part (do you also get a pop up sukkah for your sukkah?)

    #1204713
    popa_bar_abba
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    glass costs 4 dollars a big thing of oil is 5 and wicks are 3 = 12 how is 15 cheaper than 12 and you forgot the fun part (do you also get a pop up sukkah for your sukkah?)

    That’s right. And do you also buy pre-baked matzah?

    #1204714
    ☕️coffee addict
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    Pba,

    I was actually thinking of that when I wrote it

    #1204715
    mik5
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    The candle must be long enough to [potentially] burn for 30 minutes after nightfall. If it happens to go out before then, you are still yotzi, but it is preferable to re-light it, and so is the minhag, especially if this happens on erev Shabbos before shkia.

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