Hanukkah Candles with Seventh Year Oil from Non-Jewish Produce

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Question

I have olive oil from the seventh year from a Druze harvest. Can it be used to light Hanukkah candles? I should note that it is very cheap and also very high quality.

Answer

Many hold that one should not light candles with oil sanctified with the holiness of the seventh year.

Source

Ridbaz (on Pe'at HaShulchan Shevi'it ch. 5, sec. 9); Imrei Yosher (vol. 1, siman 100); Chazon Ish (cited in Derech Emunah, Shemitah, ch. 5, sec. 49); and others; Azmera Leshimcha bulletin (issue 118). However, there are those who permit it in certain circumstances.

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