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Are the eight days of Hanukkah permitted for work and melacha, or do women have a minhag to refrain from work?

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Synopsis

Hanukkah is technically permitted for work, but women have adopted a custom not to work while candles are burning; some say this custom should be observed strictly.

Shulchan Aruch OC 670:1Mishnah Berurah 670:3, 670:4, 670:5Magen Avraham 670:2Beur HaGra on Shulchan Aruch OC 670:1:3
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