I recently played a Chanukah quiz game with friends. One of the questions was "is it permissible to light candles in a circle". The correct answer was "yes, b'dieved". I have always heard that the answer is no, so that it not look like a bonfire.
What is the source for the lighting counting (after the fact) when done in a circle? (And is the quizmaster's assertion actually correct?)
Answer
see משנה ברורה ס' תרעא ס''ק טז who brings from חי אדם explicit that so long as there is space like the width of a finger and you don't put a covering on top of all the flames even in a circle is kosher.
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