Shabbat Candles

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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...

Shabbos and Holiday Candle Lighting Times for anywhere in the world.

With certain mitzvot, the light we generate can actually be seen and appreciated. The candles that lend a soft and peaceful atmosphere to the holy Day of Rest is one such mitzvah...

A collection of FAQs on the topic of Shabbat and Jewish holiday candle lighting. Find out why Shabbat candles are primarily a women's mitzvah, which candles are kosher for Shabbat and holiday use, and much more!

Question: I think this is a beautiful tradition and want to learn all I can about it. However, is it actually written in Torah to light a candle, or does it only say to observe the Sabbath and keep it holy? Response: The most precious things in life are ...

Miri demonstrates how one little candle puts a lot of power into the hands of one little girl. Or is it really just one little girl?

We’re putting an awful lot of power into a young girl’s hands. It’s called a Shabbat candle. If she knows how to use it and when and where to light it, you better watch out. One young girl with one little candle can light up an entire home. Maybe even an ...

Each Friday, 18 minutes before sunset, everything stops and we usher in the Shabbat with the lighting of the candles. Rebbetzin Rivkah Denburg of Boca Raton shares some personal thoughts on the meaning of lighting the Shabbat candles

There are three fundamental mitzvot entrusted to every Jewish woman. Separating challah “from the first of your dough” shows that before benefiting from anything in this world, we “set aside an offering for G‑d.” By knowing that the beginning of ...