Q. In a shul where they daven Mincha right before the Shekia (sunset) followed by Maariv, when is the best time to light the Menorah. Between Mincha and Maariv or after Maariv?

A. Most communities and shuln light before Ma’ariv after the Shekia.
Horav Shlomo Miller’s Shlit”a opinion is similar.

Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a