How many minutes in a half
an hour?
Chanuka candles need to burn
for half an hour after nightfall.
The 砖专 讛转讜专讛 Harav Chaim
Kanyevski 砖诇讬讟"讗, holds that the half
hour is measured in 砖注讜转 讝诪谞讬讜转 of the night time.
In North America in Mid
December, a daytime hour* = approximately
45 minutes and a nighttime
hour = approximately 75 minutes.
Therefore, half a nighttime hour
= approx 37.5 minutes.
*注"驻 讛讙专"讗
What do other poskim hold?
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