Rabbi Baruch Bodenheim: Gemara Shabbos: Borer – Wednesday night shiur, Chanukah 4th night – Chanukah Sugya (12/17/25)
Chanukah Sugya:
Muktza status of oil and wicks from the Menorah
Learn גמרא שבת דף כא: “וכתב אין זקוק לה ורמינהו (twelfth line from top of the Amud) until the two dots.
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=2&daf=21b&format=pdf
What does the לשיעורה mean?
See Rashi
Learn רי”ף for a different explanation.
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37953&st=&pgnum=567&hilite=
Is it permitted to use the leftover oil of the candle went out in middle of the first half an hour?
Learn ר”ן who explains based on the Rif it is permitted. And brings the position of the גאונים who say one is prohibited from using the leftover oil even after chanukah
Learn תוס’ שבת דף מד. שבנר
https://hebrewbooks.org/shas.aspx?mesechta=2&daf=44&format=pdf
According to Tosfos is the oil that remains even after the candle lit for half an hour prohibited to be used?
Why is the remaining oil different than the leftover of other Mitzvos which are permitted to be used after the Yom tov – for example the wood used for ones Sukkah?
See Tosfos answer
Learn תוס’ רא”ש דף מד
How do we rule?
Learn רא”ש פרק ה’ ס’ ג & ס’ ט
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37953&st=&pgnum=345&hilite=
Learn טור ס’ תרע”ב
Learn טור ס’ תרע”ז סע’ ד
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14268&st=&pgnum=606
Major Question:
The Tur seems to contradict himself in regards to using leftover oil?
Learn בית יוסף ס’ תרע”ז ס”ק ד and ב”ח ס”ק ה who give two answers how to resolve the contradictory ruling of the Tur.
What is the difference between the two answers of the Beis Yosef?
How do we conclude lhalacha?
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרע”ז סע’ ד
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=421
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14327&st=&pgnum=422
Learn מגן אברהם ס”ק י
Learn משנה ברורה and ביאור הלכה
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=297
Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ תרע”ב סע’ ב and משנה ברורה ס”ק ז
https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60391&st=&pgnum=285
See משנה ברורה ס”ק ח for a new reason from the מהרש”ל not to use the light from the Menorah after it burnt for the required amount of time.
