Yechiel Michel Epstein

“ Know further that all this is limited to the time period during which the Chanukka lights are required to burn. After that time they are no longer sacred and it become permitted to light from them even a candle for mundane use, as I have written in chapter 672. One may benefit directly from them, so certainly one can light with them. ”

“ Truthfully, all these reasons [for the Rema] are weak. If the core problem is dishonor to the Mitzah there really is no dishonor here since the candle being lit is a candle of Mitzvah [and is sacred] . However, since the custom is so one should not depart from it. It follows that it is certainly prohibited to light the service candle (Shamash) with a Chanukka candle since it is not a sacred candle at all. ”

“ I fail to understand what the topic at hand has to do with the concept of Mitzvos nullifying each other, and in any event it is understood that there is no dishonor here [as all the candles are for Mitzvos] . ”