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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!!
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.
do you use floating wicks? (I do and they always capsize)
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.
You could use the prepared glass/oil/wick package.
too expensive, plus it takes out all the fun of doing it yourself
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.
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)?
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?)
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?
Pba,
I was actually thinking of that when I wrote it
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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