Q. (See above questions - I was stranded in an airport during Chanuka.,.). Should I have purchased some cigarettes and light one in the permitted smoking area outside?
Does the Rav have any other idea of what should I have done?
A. It is unlikely that any cigarette would last lit close to a half an hour, especially today's fire-safe cigarettes that turn themselves off after five minutes. Even if one would light a cigar, Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit’a opinion is that a flame is required and a burning glow does not qualify. Besides and most important, the mitzva is pirsumei nissa, letting the miracles of Chanuka be known and that isdone by lighting a menora with oil or candles, but not with cigars.
As mentioned above, Horav Shlomo Miller’s opinion is that one should avoid at all costs traveling during Chanuka outside of town, since there are many issues involved that can affect the compliance of the mitzva.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as advised by Horav Shlomo Miller Shlit’a.
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