Answers- 8 Questions Of Chanuka

לע"נ  ר' צבי יהודה בן ר' משה  ע"ה א' דר"ח טבת 

1)When should one light eight Chanukah candles, every single night

of the eight days Chanukah?

Someone who started on the first day with eight candles, should
continue all nights of Chanukah to light eight candles.

[because of the Halacha of אין מורידין ](ב"ה )

If someone was terminally ill ח"ו and doctors gave him only one
day to live, should light eight candles on the first day [ he won’t
be able to be Mekayam מעלין בקודש so he might as well do like ב"ש ]
If he ends up living more than that one day he must continue to
light eight candles every night.

שפתי צדיק – ר' פנחס מנחם יוסטמן (נכד חידושי הרי'ם)

2)When is the Shamash considered a Ner Mitzvah and we may not benefit from it, the same as the other Chanukah candles ?  The Shamash from the Menorah that was lit in shul is considered a Ner Mitzvah and may not be used for personal benefit .* Mishna Veruro 674 sk 7 in the name of Maharshal 3)Two Shemen Zayis oils, both are of equal burning quality. Both oils are equal status. (ie. not one is orlah etc. and the other is not) One is inedible (bitter) the other is edible. When would you have to light the bitter oil ? The Ben Ish Chai (Parshas Vayeishev) writes : Food that was stored under a bed where someone slept acquires a Ruach Hatumah Edible oil that was stored under bed should not be used for Chanukah. Inedible oil being it is not a food,when stored under the bed no Ruach Hatumah has been acquired and therefore may be used for Chanuka 4)A house with two entrances, one must light at both entrances. (times of Gemoro ). At the first entrance the Brachos are recited. At the second entrance no Brachos are said because the sole purpose of lighting there is (חשד ) that people shouldn't accuse him of not lighting the Menorah. When are the Brachos recited at both entrances? Answer: According to the Mogen Avraham if a guest in the house Brachos are required to be recited at both entrances  6)A house with two entrances creates a (חשד ) in Hilchos Chanukah (light both entrances) Which Halacha is the opposite,having one entrance there is (חשד ) And two entrances removes the (חשד ) ? O. Ch 90: 8 If a person passes a Shul with open doors and the tzibur is davening , he must enter the Shul. If the Shul has two entrances, he is not obligatedto enter. People will think that he plans to use the other entrance.  7)בימי מתתיהו בן יוחנןכהן גדול Who was the Kohen Godol? a)Yochanon b)Matisyahu c)Both d)none  All answers are correct. There is a shita that holds Yochanan was the Kohein Gadol. Others hold it was Mattisyahu, and others hold it was both. There is also a shita none of them were Kohanim Gadolim. The translation here “Kohein Gadol” is The “Great Kohein.”