Eating Before Lighting the Menorah

Eating Before Lighting the Menorah Day: Wednesday Date: December 14, 2016 Parshat: Vayishlah Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 672 Sponsored by Skilled Moving and Storage. Professional and easy moving throughout Los Angeles. www.SkilledMoving.com On Hanukkah, one may not start a meal until after the candles have been lit. This restriction begins from a half hour before the candle lighting time. In this case a meal refers to eating more than about two ounces of bread, cake, or cookies. Less than this amount, or any amount of other foods, may be eaten within that half hour. A person who is waiting for someone else to light on his behalf may eat if he needs to. One may also not start working or learning Torah before lighting the candles. However, with regards to learning Torah the prohibition starts from the time of candle lighting, not a half hour before. DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Visit us online at sephardichalacha.org