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Posted: Dec 23, 2011
To Anon in Toronto
There is no commandment in the Torah to light a candle for our ancestors. However, there is a mitzvah to honor our parents. And since people honor their deceased parents by lighting candles, a child should honor his departed parents with a candle, which does wonders for the soul on high.
Posted By Rabbi Menachem Posner
Posted: Dec 20, 2011
yahrzeit candle
Is lighting a yahrzeit candle a mitzvah?
Posted By Anonymous, toronto, on/canada
Posted: Jan 23, 2011
Prayer for Candle Lighthing
In Hebrew you would say "L'ilui nishmat ________ (insert Jewish name) ben (son of) [or if it's a woman - bat (daughter of)] ________ (insert father's Jewish name)." This means that I am lighting this candle for the elevation of the soul of __________.
Posted By Rochel Chein for chabad.org via chabad.org.uk
Posted: Jan 22, 2011
Prayer for Candle Lighthing
May I please know the Hebrew version of this Blessing?
Posted By Menachem, London, England via chabad.org.uk
Posted: Sep 4, 2010
Re: Yahrzeit Candles on Erev Yom Kippur
Before any holiday when Yizkor, the memorial prayer, is recited (Yom Kippur, Shmini Atzeret, the last day of Passover and second day of Shavuot), a Yahrtzeit candle is lit by those whose parent(s) passed away .
Technically, one candle is enough for both parents, but many have the custom of lighting a candle for each deceased parent.
There is a separate concept of a "Candle of Life" for the living, since each soul is called "the candle of G-d." Customs vary - some light one "Candle of Life" per household, and some light one per person. These lights should be placed in a separate location than a yartzeit candle lit for the deceased.
Posted By Rochel Chein for chabad.org
Posted: Sep 3, 2010
Yahrzeit Candles on Erev Yom Kippur
Is there a specific number of yahrzeit candles that should be lit on erev Yom Kippur, or is one sufficient?
Posted By Burt Benenson, Philadelphia
Posted: May 18, 2010
Order of candle lighting
Thank you for writing. Yahrtzeit candles and Shabbat and holiday candles are two distinct lightings, so yes, you do light a Yahrtzeit candle separately on these days. Keep in mind that on Shabbat we may not light a flame so the Yahrtzeit candle should be lit before your Shabbat candles.
Posted By Chani Benjaminson, chabad.org via chabadcenter.com
Posted: May 18, 2010
Lighting Shabbat and Yahrzeit Candlers
When a Yahrzeit day is the same day as a holiday or Shabbat, do we light both a Yahrzeit candle and a Shabbat candle? If so, which candle is lit first? Thanks for helping me.
Posted By Anonymous, Chandler, AZ via chabadcenter.com
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