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one is not bound to attend to it. Therefore, there is no reason to make certain from the outset to light it with materials that burn well, as even if it is extinguished, he is not required to relight it. However, he also holds that it is permitted to use its light. As a result, he must ensure that
The Talmud relates that the rabbis said this halakha before Abaye in the name of R' Yirmeya and he did not accept it, as he did not hold R' Yirmeya in high regard. However, subsequently, when Ravin came from Eretz Yisrael to Babylonia, the rabbis said this halakha before Abaye in the name of R' Yoḥ
With regard to the opinion that one need not rekindle the Hanukkah light if it is extinguished, the Talmud asks: And is it true that if the Hanukkah light is extinguished one is not bound to attend to it? The Talmud raises a contradiction from that which was taught in a baraita: The mitzva of kindl
The expression until traffic in the marketplace ceases is mentioned here, and the Talmud asks: Until when exactly is this time? Rabba bar bar Ḥana said that R' Yoḥanan said: Until the traffic of the people of Tadmor [tarmoda’ei] ceases. They sold kindling wood and remained in the marketplace later
A baraita states: The basic mitzva of Hanukkah is each day to have a light kindled by a person, the head of the household, for himself and his household. And the mehadrin, i.e., those who are meticulous in the performance of mitzvot, kindle a light for each and every one in the household. And the