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Command wise words to light a candle for the Sabbath, that by the candle to see the house belongings and
can delight the Sabbath. And so it is important to light the Shabbat table, until they said my name does not have
smart money to buy a candle for lighting, repeat the openings to ask charities to hold a candle team Saturday.
Who has little money, beat first buy bread, so as not fasted on Saturday. If after buying bread left in his money,
buy them a candle lighting, and only then if he could buy wine for Kiddush. As possible when necessary to
sanctify the bread, and by candle respect Weange the Sabbath, the better to see the members of his household
possessions than the de-sanctification of the wine (Shulchan Ersgi, a - b).

Sabbath candles There is a profound demonstration of the nature of the Sabbath. Person who is in the dark
does not find what you seek, having failed fluently, and his eyes seemed chaotic. And from lighting a candle of
peace to the Saturday came, and he sees that all the furniture did not come but to serve him, and all things in
place, and can delight the Sabbath. Looking at the world and superficially, it seems full of fights and wars,
divided hopelessly conflicted. Each side thinks that the moment he could turn it against him will come to rest,
and conflicts continue. But after watching a man deep in his mind the divine providence, divine enlightenment
gone darkness unfolds, we see that all the different sides complement each other, and a guiding hand that
leads the world to be corrected, and all the troubles and suffering grow salvation consolations.
It follows, Shner Saturday doing nothing at home by adding light hints do to fix the world by adding light of Torah
and faith. This is the intention of returning to add the light of faith and Torah world.

And told the sages (Yalkut Shimoni Behaalotcha): "Returning her candles are honor, if you saved the candles of
Shabbat candles I show you the score ... I need you to see the light of a warm but you on my honor ... I Meyer
Nations future and be Malkin along ... And so what they Madalikin candles for Shabbat. "
According to this you can understand what the sages said (Shabbat Achgi, b) Candle lighting compiler has to be
in New scholars, that by it deals with the light of Shabbat will add light and white wins world by his teachings.

This is probably why commandment Candle Lighting Natahabbah so much for the multitude of Israel, which has
a hint of the general trend of Israel - to make peace by the addition of light.
There are two practices during the blessing of candles. There tend to welcome before lighting the candles as
recited in front of all the commandments. Therefore, first blessing: "Blessed are You, Elkin, King of the world who
has sanctified His mitzvoth Vccnu light a candle of Shabbat" and then lighting the candles. He wrote the Shulchan
Aruch as well as some women tend to Spanish (Orach Ersgi, The; Ibi"a in P).

And tend to welcome another power, even though you all the blessings commandments have to say before
fulfilling the commandment, there is a problem here, in the opinion of some constant by putting women get
Saturday welcomed the Sabbath, so a woman does not bless you before the bonfire to light since then and
received the Sabbath. So by this practice are becoming the order, first lighting the candles, and only then
welcome. and that the blessing will be considered before mitzvah, women tend to cover their eyes during the
blessing, and only after open their eyes and enjoy the candlelight.

And the opinion of most authorities if the woman Attanah heart not receive until after the final Sabbath candle
lighting - you can greet and then light the candles, however the practice space is that women accept Shabbat
when lighting the candles, so they wrote a lot of good custom ultimate arbiter He bless the Light the candles, and
all the women tend to leave Germany (CAM Ersgi, E). and stopped Hida (holding greeting Ersgi, d), the Ben Ish
Chai (WH Noah H.). and tend to some of the Spanish women, light and then cover the eyes and greet, and used
to Babylon and other places in Morocco. in fact, every woman will continue to act as her mother used.

Fresh bachelor or widower, candles, blessing before lighting the candles, because the custom of men to
assume the Sabbath after Sabbath prayers guiding acceptance speech ("all from, to).
Since sages (Shabbat Achgi, b) Compiler white candles are scholars, many women used to pray for lighting
candles on their sons to have good lighting in the Torah.

3 - What Light
In the second chapter in Tractate Shabbat there is a wide debate the question, what and what not Madalikin
Madalikin. The rule is that the wick should be soft and absorbed to pull the oil well, oil should be pretty different
types wicking continuing. Otherwise the flame will jump around the wick and light the weakening and there is
concern that sees will benefit the candle and will pass on the prohibition of burning.

The sages said that of all the oils and kosher, commanding the elite light olive oil is easily attracted to other wick,
its light clear and pure (Shulchan Merced, f). Today, most women tend to paraffin candles that light more strong
and stable.

You can learn general discussion of this question clue on hand to keep the peace house. As the wick should be
soft and absorbed, the oil is easy and convenient to continue, so that should be reunited couple of humility. And
just as that by lighting the fire at the top of the wick out of the common light, so the couple by the fire of the Torah
can unite, develop and highlight. Without a spiritual purpose - love the novella, as every physical thing goes
biodegradable. But when there is a common spiritual purpose turns on the lives, love is growing stronger.

4 - Is it possible to go Incandescent electric (not neon)
According to most authorities could observant Candle lighting lighting light bulb, the bulb like a candle, burning
wire is a wick, and electricity is oil. Perhaps even better than the incandescent light bulb to light a candle, since its
light more pure and clear. However, there is thought that light bulb go by lighting Shabbat candles because the
electricity may stop, and candle light bulb changed, because electricity is not near as oil candle wick.

In fact majority of authorities that can be perfunctory lighting of incandescent light bulb, as agreed upon electric
light is considered as fire, electric light and lighting passes Saturday Torah prohibition of burning. There are no
grounds to worry that the electricity stops, more times than the wick is turned off the electricity stopped. But from
anywhere should hold command by lighting a candle, in order to fulfill all, and the candle lighting there's much
more special fire for Shabbat.

Prayers should turn off the light bulbs before lighting the candles, Ulahdlyakm again for Saturday when you light
the candles, so that by the commandment there is great elegance by candle light bulbs. And if light bulbs are lit,
no woman has commanded considerable lighting of candles, because there's already a light. Power tend to
greet another, first light bulbs and immediately after that light the paraffin candles blessed Close your eyes. Tend
to welcome before lighting the candles, bless will light candles and right after that the light bulbs.

All this initially, but judgment woman may also light the candles are lit at light bulbs, because the light bulbs were
lit with no intention, and the lighting of candles directed lighting Shabbat candles, and since that have extra light
for Shabbat, there is no sanction for naught. 1

5 - room lighting and candles
Commands to be light in all rooms need to use them on a Friday night so as not to fail in his way. However, the
main commandment to light candles in the dinner, which fulfill the Sabbath commandment, so the welcome
dinner candles instead (CAM Ersgi, Y.; MB B). 2 And spreads light from street lamps meal or other places, where
there is no need to light candles.
Candles to light up until the end of the meal, initially, care must remain light until going to sleep (that "Meg, Q).
Today there is a possibility to light a light bulb, initially, care must remain light all night, to Establish the night did
not encounter on his way.

The law, enough to light one candle, on hand will be light at home. And used to light two candles, one against the
'Remember' and one against the 'Save'. And tend to light another candle for each member of the house, and they
used to light seven candles against the seven days of the week, and they used to light ten against the Ten
Commandments. And all these customs house when the woman Subatat, but if she is staying at the other, the
custom to light two candles (that "Meg, c).
In the past when they light up the house with candles, plus candle was compiled, on the Howrah in their breeds,
but is now used in electricity, no such compilation adding candles.

More used to a woman she had forgotten to light Saturday, Koons itself and lights every Saturday from here on
another candle (CAM Ersgi, a). And all this provided there was no light at all, but if her husband or she lit the
electric light before Saturday, should not add one candle all her life. even though there are strict one, since in
practice they do not delight Saturday was canceled, they had light, does not have to add one candle to light all her
life (see DM there, Bau"ah sv forgotten; that "Meg, The; Yalkut Yosef Ersgi, B).

6 - for whom the commandment to light
Candle lighting team belongs to all of Israel, between men and women, everyone must respect the Sabbath
delightful. But the woman earlier this mitzvah to the rest of her family, because she is responsible for managing
the house, so right to fulfill this commandment, Vbahedlkatah leave the entire family. But if the woman has been
delayed, and time invested in coming, let her husband turn on and will take to provide desecration of the Sabbath
by lighting candles (Shulchan Ersgi, B; MB Ersab, k).

About his wife in a hospital or a widower, needs to light candles at home, even if he has a great year, it mitzvah to
light the candles, because he owned the place. If he wants to be able to appoint her to turn on him and the rest of
the house (that "Meg, n. MW).

There do, in addition to the mother lit candles, all daughters who are also cool education candles welcome.
Chabad custom and girls light candles all welcome. Indeed, he wrote an Edit table (Ersgi, M) is good for each
light in another room, however they all Chabad custom cool instead of dinner. In fact, most of Israel used to light
candles only is welcome, and believe that the prohibition has to feel it a blessing to cancel it, that since and
welcomes, dismissing it lighting the candles throughout the house, let alone fired the candle lighting instead of
dinner (Ahu"ed in, note). Fact , every practice is baseless.

Unmarried or single woman living alone, must turn in their home instead of dinner candles welcome. And if a few
singles live together and eat a Shabbat meal on one table, they light the Sabbath candles in partnership, that is
one of them will buy the candles Wedlyakm for everyone.

7 - Dean two families who eat together and how will light
When my family staying with her friend, a question arises whether the guest can turn that Saturday candles
welcome. To know a table is set, and has since welcomed home lighting candles, no more need for the lighting
of candles guest, so you light the candles guest without a blessing. Rama and know welcome the visitor can
candlelighting, because each additional candle Howrah frequently. In fact, there is no need to go into this supply,
because every house has several rooms, and used to assign guests to a room, and at the same guest room you
can light candles all opinions welcome. And whose Candle is in the meal, however when the owner turns on
instead of dinner, it's better to leave the doubt and turn on guest room assigned to them, which also has a useful
light (MB Ersgi, humid).

Judgement Achssidro and special guest apartment, turn on the guest in the same apartment, and you can enjoy
candlelight, make sure you light candles remain lit until long after they return Friday night meal, or stay with them
until he started to get dark, or a family member will see the candles before dinner. If you do not see any of them
the candles after dark, it will not honor the Sabbath, and is the lighting and blessing be undone.

And in hotels all eat together in the dining room, well that only one woman welcomed in the dining room light, and
other women will illuminate my room this year ("some, i).
Many hotels, however, a problem arises, because the fear of fire prohibit guests to light candles in the rooms,
and to allow guests to light candles, prepare the dining room table that will illuminate all the women in the
Nerotihen. According to the custom of Ashkenazim, indeed allowed many women to light candles welcome in
one place, endeavor to bring the candles at the dining table.

But this custom table is set, some women can not be lighting candles to welcome the same place, so only one
woman can turn welcomed the dining room, other women will illuminate without a blessing. And advice she
recalled, the other women will command an electric bulb lighting the room, and be able to celebrate the lighting,
we had learned in the opinion of most authorities can hold candle lighting team an electric bulb. Better that the
commandment to light candles than other women instead of cool, in the opinion of the Shulchan Aruch There
certainly blessings and may not welcome. Furthermore, the more benefit there is in the electric bulb lighting than
lighting many candles at the dining room (Yalkut Yosef Ersgi, YT).

All this on condition that the room could light a light bulb for Shabbat (turn off later by the time switch), but if there's
only neon, it is impossible to bless an infection, since there is no light coming out like candle filament. In this
situation the woman should light candles in the dining room, practice Spanish if you already lit candles there
another woman, you light without a blessing.

8 - Dean married strikers not at home
To know when someone Ahsubat outside his home should light candles welcome, should precede first
commandment Lighting includes two components, one, touching scene, to have light meal a pleasure instead of
Saturday, and should be published elsewhere should use them on Friday night. The second element relates to
man, ordering light candles for Shabbat, so even if it was a lit candle on the table Friday night, have to turn on and
off welcome for Shabbat (Shulchan Ersgi, d). Lighting if the family have any family members this mitzvah. In any
situation one of the existing components to light candles have welcomed, with two components do not exist do
not light Shabbat candles.

Thus a married man that is hosted in another family, does not need to light Shabbat candles because the candle
lighting instead of dinner, the mother of the family hosted him light candles, and on a personal commandment to
light candles for Shabbat, does not need to light because his wife turns on his home. If assigned to a separate
room, originally good to give them a penny to be a real partner in the lighting of candles. 3
But if the strike had married outside his house and dine alone, ordering him to light Shabbat candles welcome,
and his wife light candles in their homes, anywhere from place to place Shisa'ed light candles on Friday night.

Outgoing reserves married soldier, must light candles in the dining room welcoming, the commandment to light
candles instead of dinner. And there are those who volunteered to light candles in the dining room does not have
to turn the personal obligation, because coming out of what his wife turns on his home. And better soldier lights
candles will buy them for soldiers to be real partners in the lighting of candles left by personal obligation. 4

Patient hospitalized in a hospital, if his wife light candles in their homes, and at the hospital dining room light
candles for Shabbat, there is a need to light candles for Shabbat. Even when there is light at the hospital for
Shabbat candles, does not have to light candles in the hospital and if he wants to compile, will light candles or
other lighting for Shabbat blessing.

Women hospitalized in a hospital, though their husbands light candles in their homes, because they always tend
to light candles they want to go there by their husbands lighting With their staff, and permitted them to light
candles in the hospital welcome. Fuel in our eating. And if that place has been turned on another woman
candles, custom light blessing Sephardic, Ashkenazi practice may turn welcomed. 5

9 - Dean singles strikers not at home
Unmarried adult who is not close to his parents on a table hosted by another family, even the obligation to have
candles in the meal does not need to light, for a cool house where her candles, however the personal
commandment to light candles - to light duty. Only instead of the meal can not light candles, because a house
has been cool name candles. Therefore, if you assigned him a room for private, will light candles there welcome.
If he has no special room, but he sleeps with the rest of the family, it is considered to rely on their table, and can
go through the motions Bahedlkatah of the landlady. And better give them a penny to be a partner with candles.
When he hosted with his parents, though they gave him a separate room, not lighting Shabbat candles, since his
parents obviously it is considered part of the family and is near the table and leaves his mother lighting.

Boys studying in a yeshiva, or daughters studying trained, even though they close on a table parents who care
about all their needs, as long they are in boarding school, at the same time they are considered personal mitzvah
debtors independents to light candles for Shabbat. And since they eat together in the dining room, should be
treated as one big family, one of them should light candles in the dining room and that leave everyone welcome,
and should buy the candles Ulahdlyakm for everyone. In addition, they must take care to have some light in the
rooms until going to sleep, so you can settle for lighting hallway or a streetlight. And many are interested in
lighting candles, such as boarding school girls that many of them want to light candles welcome, it is possible
that in addition to candles in the dining room, each room one daughter light candles welcome. But as stated by
the law, rather that one of the lights welcome in the dining room, and do most of the meetings. 6



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^ 1. Kosher recent opinions electric lamps are summarized gates specified law Aah, M, Ubibi"a B, Q. Oroah"p
agreed that if necessary you can celebrate the lighting of electric lights, and the opinion of Isaac YD IAF Keg,
Vah"ab to "A; Mount deer Orach NRC; Wehu"ed the, urn; and so Abss"ach mg, d, welcoming the bulbs lighting
has someone to trust. XI on the lamp by the battery can be knee, while the light bulb did not, because there is no
where near the candle oil (see note Abss"ach Meg, V.. a light to indicate Ah"ab units, l). And for Nyaunim by Isaac
did you think the house is not welcome, since there is no filament where considered wick. Although light to
indicate where he wrote that there is a difference between fluorescent bulb, only prohibiting the knee because
electricity is the next oil candle. And for lighting candles during the light bulbs are lit, see Abss"ach mg, Led, the
comment Aka"a. Peace love and IAF d, and.
^ 2 A sick woman who can not get out of bed and light the candles at the dinner table, you can put the candles
beside her on a chair, turn welcomed, then move the permanent place their candles, one candle placed in her
room instead of leaving that concern he would fall. And the rule is needed to light the candles instead of dinner,
here it necessary, can be alleviated. and all that if there is a need to keep light where fire, like she eats there or
preparing dinner there needs (MB Ersgi, marrow; that "Meg, Lett.)
^ 3. This law consists, in short: know a way of life, by a married man leaves his wife lighting personal obligation
even if it is striker far away, and public Ahbau"ah Ersgi, and, sv boys, according to the most recent that come with
lighting wife if he far from home, so if he has a private room where candles should light a welcome, or have a
partner just lighting the candles. Yad Eliezer plate review, Achgi, bringing support to know first and last way of life.
and mentioned opinions are those who believe that if he strikes out at the city by the personal obligation lighting
wife, and another town is no exception, and so we sent acacia (Hel, the candle lighting, d).
There is more discussion about the next guest hosts meals on the table and has a separate room, that say he is
considered as part of their family and goes by the lighting of a personal obligation home and say you have to give
them a penny to be a partner in the candles, see Shulchan Aruch Ersgi, M, M. " on to; Ubss"ach what, on
Wednesday. even if assigned to a separate room in their house, perhaps out of lighting a house, from
penetrating to handle. only if they gave him a separate apartment, then the place has a separate place. In
general, it is known rabbinic commandment that certainly going to make, and here two of these discussions.
So I wrote a guest room that he is married and does not need to light information that might leave his wife as a
way of life by lighting and by Ahbau"ah believes his wife that come with lighting, it turns out he is considered close
to the table and out the lighting of a house.
And when we gave him a private room inside their home, it is unclear if he had the lighting of candles, from the
personal obligation to know the way of life is exempt, and that since he could Lbau"ah near the table, and his
room in their apartment and their needs, he goes by the handle by their families lighting personal staff landlady.
and on the place as long as there is light in the meal, and quite dark in his room - an exemption fire. if he wants
to get worse, out of fears that perhaps not by commandment out his wife's personal opinion Bau"ah lighting and
not lighting a house out because he has a separate room, will light candles in his room without a blessing. And
better give them a dime and will partner with the lighting of candles of the home. Even when there is quite dark in
his room, he may exempt the opinion Da"ah welcome, just as the blessing of his wife absolve their house all the
candles needed to light the rooms, so maybe there. Maybe Lighting landlady exempt all power in the rooms,
perhaps there should welcome the fire place that diners . but as close as possible to say that he must, make
sure you have a partner in the lighting of candles of the landlady, and also will not be completely dark room.
And if we gave him a separate apartment and Sa'odutio in hosts, still doubtful whether there should light candles,
because the exemption Lda"ah personal obligation, and if so any place Lintho separate hosts-floor apartment, is
not clear that accommodation undertake the lighting of candles welcome. You could say that since the personal
billing lighting wife died, he turns in bed does not require a blessing, but is only to prevent pain on Saturday, but
there is no obligation to light candles welcome. only if he would have a separate room where Sad on Friday night
without his hosts, will undertake the place to light candles welcome. So if he dines on a table hosts and has a
separate apartment, if he wanted to be able to light candles there not to welcome and direct the lighting of his
wife, if he wants to participate in penny lighting the candles of the host, or ask them to give him some candles -
and left it by his duty.
As mentioned, if he eats dinner Friday night in his room, from where orders him to light candles welcome.
While married women, even when they are years out of their homes and gave them a separate room, light
candles tend to welcome their room (even Ashkenazi dinner instead), because women are more relevance to
this commandment, and they continue on their own personal billing by they do not want to leave the lighting of the
host, and studied at six "About what, Mo., note the".
^ 4 When another soldier lights candles in the dining room, Lbau"ah still has the personal duty soldier who is
married, Ulda"ah It's not a personal obligation that the wife lights in their homes. Wise words aimed mitzvah,
does not have to light, and good sense to know Ahbau"ah soldier turns to light in the dining room aimed for
everyone, and buy their candles.
^ 5 From where there is light at the hospital, and on the personal obligation, if the patient is married and his wife
turn their house is liable depends on the controversial way of life presented above comment from "3, and since
this is a rabbinic provider can facilitate. And wants to de-lights without the knee. Peered Yad Eliezer, Achgi,
should be written as, turn on without a greeting. and added that if the hospital had already lit candles in the dining
room for everyone, no need for the patient will light itself, because the hospital is considered as any hospital
nearby on his desk as they are one family, one's lighting all go by mitzvah personal.
Seemingly so true about a woman hospitalized in the hospital, which is exempt from bidding by her husband's
personal and cool their homes, and by it on a table nearby hospital. But proper Sabbath observance wrote what,
and we used to light a welcome, because we used to light is always welcomed. Ayish note the ".
^ 6. He also wrote Abss"ach what, ya. Indeed Yalkut Yosef Ersgi, Tu - P, wrote they kindle in each room. Light
marking Ah"ab pcs, D., wrote that if their parents live in one turn on the dining room as I wrote, and if they are from
abroad have each light separately, and rooms in the building of the dining room will light in the dining room, a
welcome rest without a blessing. and if the rooms in another building will light their rooms. and acting according
to the information they are one family, one can turn on any event for everyone in the dining room as I have written.