Dear Rabbi Simon,
Just a question from camp.
We have 110 people here and we are all being covered (at least the campers) by one menorah lighting. (So we’re doing mehadrin, but not mehadrin min ha-mehadrin.)
Should one person (such as me) recite the blessings on behalf of everyone, or should each camper recite she-asah niasim and she-hehiyanu (1st night) for him/herself?
Many thanks,
Meir
Dear Meir,
Good question. Strictly speaking, ברב עם הדרת מלך, and one can say for all. However, I would suggest that there is a חינוך benefit to all the campers saying the two ברכות together with the one who lights.
Best wishes for a luminous Chanukah
Rabbi Rashi Simon