The ramifications of this debate are most significant for our question.
#Should i light my menorah tonight or tomorrow full#
Whether night for this purpose is defined as sunset or full dark is a debate, with the Rambam (Laws of Chanukah 4:5) saying that night begins with the setting of the sun, and most other authorities ruling that it begins with actual dark. If there had been different practices which might have shed light on the need to light at nightfall this fact would have been mentioned in the course of that discussion. It is clear from the Talmud that the common practice was to light the menorah at the beginning of the night.[2. Additionally, many of our social engagements, particularly family celebrations of Chanukah, often introduce these same questions as to when and where to light the menorah. Today in our mobile society, with long commutes and long work days, arranging to come home before night for a full week is far from a simple matter, so finding that optimal time, or in some cases the minimally permissible time, for lighting the menorah is frequently a socio-economic necessity. In simpler societies work was closer to home and workdays typically ended at nightfall, enabling a timely menorah lighting. Some of these changes have related to persecutions, others to weather and climate and others to lifestyle. Possibly more than any other mitzvah, the lighting of the Chanukah menorah has undergone noticeable changes in how it is observed.
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