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Rabbi Moshe Levin
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The Rebbe ACTUALLY remarked that he is not saying the whole first blessing out loud because he doesn't want people to fulfill their obligation with him. As it's our custom for everyone to say their own blessing.
(Second Day of Rosh Hashanah 5733)
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The following is from the publication of the Bais Din of Crown Heights:
It is the Chabad custom to fill the menorah with sufficient
fuel to burn for at least fifty minutes, so that it remains lit for
half an hour after nightfall.
The Rebbe strongly emphasized the importance of lighting
the menorah in its proper time, before tzeis ha-kochavim,
and also with regard to mivtza Chanukahโencouraging and
facilitating the lighting of a menorah on time by as many
Jews as possible. See below for more details
If you are unable to light the menorah before the time for
Maariv, you should first recite Maariv and only then light
your menorah.
Below is an excerpt from Sichas Motzoei Shabbos Vayeishev, Ohr Lโchof
Kislev, 5739 (taken from a recording of the Rebbeโs address). See the original
sicha for the full message.
โThe main thing is the action โฆ It is readily apparent that in order to light
the Chanukah lights in their appropriate time, we must make all of the
necessary preparations in advance, on erev Chanukah. Otherwise, we may
end up dragging the lighting to beyond sundown. How much more of an
absolute necessity it is to consider, out of ahavas Yisrael, ways in which
our fellow Jews might be enabled to light the Chanukah lights in the exact
way that we do (kemocha)โin the same manner we conduct advance
preparations.
โTo achieve this, we must devote our time on erev Chanukah to the
Chanukah campaign, with enormous effort and energy, and go all out for
this goal โฆ We cannot allow ourselves to rationalize that if we are unable to
reach out to an individual in time to ensure that he lights before sundown
on the first night of Chanukah, we can always do so in time for the second or
third night. Or that even if we reach out for the first night, we are satisfied if
he lights before chatzos, or while members of his household are still awake,
and so on, based on the details specified in halachah. Such an approach
is entirely misplaced and misguided regarding any of the mitzvos, and
certainly for the mitzvah of the Chanukah lights.โ