The Shabbos candle lighting campaign has yielded far-reaching results. One example from the
many reports we received: A little girl, five or six years old, attended a non-religious school in
Israel. One day, an older girl spoke to her class about the Mitzvah of Shabbos candles. She
taught them the blessings, and gave them candles and candlesticks to take home.
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Welcome to our candle-lighting section, where you will find the details and practicalities of lighting Shabbat candles, along with the meaning, spirituality and power of doing so . . .