Q. Can one light with a match the olive oil candles of a Chanuka Menorah, that also has the middle shamash light in an oil container and thus cannot physically be moved and used for lighting the rest of the candles, just use matches for them?
A. Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit”a opinion is that he should not light a match each time as would be the normal way to do, since one cannot keep the same match for all, as it would burn him. To maintain the original light and fire being used, the Rov recommends to light the additional match needed by using the fire of the already lighted shamash,
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit'a
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