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Candle Lighting

  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • Mivtza Neshek

Are kids (under age 12) able to light Shabbos candles after their mother has it with a Bracha?

  They may. However, the Rebbe recommended that children light before the mother. The main reason is that the mother should be able to supervise and assist, but the Rebbe…

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  • Candle Lighting, Mivtzoyim
  • neshek, sefardim, או"ח רסג

Mivtza Neshek for Sephardim

  Q. Does the Rebbe want unmarried sefardi girls to disregard the ruling of the sefardi poskim and longstanding sefardi minhag, and instead make a bracha on lighting Shabbat candles?…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • או"ח רסג

Is there a source for the custom that women wave their hands around the candle after candle lighting?

  Yes.   Sources: בנהג כצאן יוסף הל׳ שבת יא הביא מזקינו בעל יוסף אומץ להקיף הנרות. אבל בפשטות א״צ בהקפה דוקא, וסגי במה שמשימה ידי׳ לפני הנרות, כמ״ש שאר…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • או"ח רסג

Is it okay for a few people to bench licht using the same (multi branched) leichter?

  No. שו״ע אדה״ז רסג, י. ושו״ר שבשקובץ העו״ב ויקרא תשפ״ב כבר העירו במש״כ בקיצור שו״ע עם פסקי אדה״ז עה, י שזהירות זו לא הובאה בשו״ע רבינו – שהרי מפורש…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • יו"ד קיט

Do I need to light Shabbos Candles in my apartment if I only sleep there and I never eat there?

  Question: I live in an apartment with two guys who are not religious. I never eat my Shabbos meals in my apartment. I only sleep there on Shabbos. I…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • match, או"ח רסג

Am I allowed to turn off the match after I have lit the Shabbos candles and before making the Bracha?

  The custom is not to put out the match after lighting Shabbos candles, rather you should put it down and let it go out by itself. Sources: Based on…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • או"ח רסג

Two women need to light Shabbos candles and there are only two candles in total. What should they do?

  Question: If two women need to light Shabbos candles and there are only two candles in total what is the preferred action: Should they both hold the match and…

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  • - עברית, Candle Lighting, Shabbos

האם מותר ונכון להתפלל לרפואת חולה בעת הדלקת נש”ק?

  שאלה: כבר נהגו בנות ישראל מקדמת דנא להרבות בתפילה ובקשות על כל המצטרך אחר הדלקת נרות בהיותו עת סגולה לכל המצטרך. בנו"כ השו"ע הובא רק שמתפללים על בניהם שיהיו…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • Shabbos Candles: How

When a man lights Shabbos Candles, when does he make the Bracha?

  Before lighting (although some say same as a woman, after the lighting).   Sources: בקצוה״ש עד בבדה״ש יט: ומסתימת ל׳ אדמו"ר ז"ל משמע שגם איש המדליק יברך אחר ההדלקה.…

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  • Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: Who

Husband Lighting Shabbos Candles When He Isn’t With His Wife For Shabbos

  Question: If a husband is away from town, can he always rely on his wife’s candle lighting if the place he is in already has candles? What if there…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • Shabbos Candles: Where, או"ח רסג

Shabbos Candles When Eating Out

  Question: If I am in Yerushalayim and will be Bentching Licht 40 minutes before Shkiah as per the Minhag here and walking to the Kosel and eating out (by…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • Shabbos Candles: Where, או"ח רסג

האם אשה באה”ק מוציאה ידי חובת הדלקת נר שבת את בעלה שנמצא באמריקה

  מענה: ניסוח השאלה לא מדוייק. כל אחד חייב בכל מקרה שיהיה לו תאורה - לפחות חשמלי - במקום שהוא נמצא, שזהו מעיקרי מצות נר שבת, שלא יכשל בעץ ואבן.…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos

Can girls drive to shul after lighting candles?

  Question: Usually, I drive a half-mile to shul on Friday at around candle lighting time. I usually just take boys with me. If my girls (under bas mitzvah and…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • Shabbos Candles: How

When the match goes out before you finished to light all your Shabbos candles

  Question: When lighting Shabbos candles, and the flame on the match goes out before finishing to light all the candles, what is the best way to light the remainder…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • early shabbos, או"ח רסא

Is it okay if my wife accepts Shabbos significantly earlier than I do?

  Question Continued: She would like to light candles before my son's bedtime so that he can watch her lighting.   Answer: Yes - as long as the candles are…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • beeswax, Shabbos Candles: What, או"ח רסד, מן המותר בפיך, מעשה רב

Are Beeswax Candles more Mehudar for Shabbos? Do they need a Hechsher?

  Question: I am thinking about using beeswax candles for Shabbos in the month of Elul as a hiddur. I found candles on Amazon that are made from beeswax and…

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  • Candle Lighting, Shabbos
  • skipped a candle, או"ח רסג

My wife lights 9 candles and last Shabbos she skipped one candle by accident and lit 8. Does anything need to be done about it?

  There is a disagreement whether in this case she is required to light another candle. Usually, we recommend in such a case just to add a candle for one…

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  • Candle Lighting, Nedorim (Vows), Shabbos
  • Shabbos Candles: What

Shabbos Lights: Candles or Olive Oil?

  Q. I want to try lighting Shabbos lights with olive oil. Would I be able to go back to lighting candles? A. You should verbalize that you don't want…

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  • Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: Who, או"ח רסג

My wife won’t be home for Shabbos, how do we go about lighting Shabbos candles?

  Question: This Friday my wife won’t be at home to light. She’s usually lights 5 candles. How should I light in the house? Just 2 or 5 like what…

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  • Candle Lighting, Mivtzoyim, Tznius
  • Mivtza Neshek, mivtzoim, tznius

Should a Bochur ask women on the street if they are Jewish?

  The Rebbe stated that bachurim should not get involved in Mivtza Neshek (Shabbat candle campaign). Rather, it is their duty to encourage female family members (grandmothers, sisters or aunts)…

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