Q&A: Lighting Hanukkah Candles
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Lighting Hanukkah Candles
Question
Rabbi, I will not be at my parents’ home; rather, I’ll be staying elsewhere as a guest, and in addition my parents will not be at home to light Hanukkah candles. Do I need to give the host with whom I’ll be staying a prutah so that I will be a partner in the lighting and thereby fulfill my obligation? It should be noted that I am Sephardi.
Answer
For Sephardim who follow the custom that only the head of the household lights, the practice is that you should contribute a prutah and fulfill your obligation through the host.