Is it permitted to open a door in the normal manner when a lit candle is placed directly behind it (against the wall behind the door) and the wind could extinguish it?
Synopsis
When a candle is positioned behind a door such that opening the door normally would cause a draft that extinguishes it, the authorities debate whether the prohibition applies even when opening slowly, and whether a 'grama' (indirect cause) analysis applies.
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