How much money do you need to spend on Chanukah candles?

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December 16 2025
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Gemara:
Ketuvot,  Shabbat 
Halacha:
Chanukah 
Machshava:
Chanukah 
Mishna:
Pesachim 

References: Pesachim: 99B ,  Shabbat: 21B ,  Shabbat: 22B ,  Ketuvot: 50A  

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How much does someone in dire straits need to spend on Chanukah candles? Turns out...everything, yet on other, even biblical Mitzvot, it's limited to 20%/a fifth only. Why is Chanukah candles different?

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