Candle Lighting


		Candle Lighting Times for Shabbat and Holidays Lost your calendar? Traveling? Stranded for Shabbat? No matter the case, this handy tool can tell you what time to light Shabbat candles almost anywhere in the world.



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		You Complete The Circle The Power of Lighting Shabbat Candles By Shula Bryski Like a child who might occasionally ask her father if he loves her as much as her sister, we might wonder at times how much G‑d loves and values us, as individuals, amongst millions of others... 5 Comments



		Oil, Wick, Vessel, Flame Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe The wick would flare and die. The oil is difficult to ignite at all. But when brought together in the lamp, they produce a steady flame. And so it is in the of the "a lamp of G-d" that is our soul 2 Comments



		Three Levels of Femininity A Kabbalistic Understanding of Candlelighting By Asher Crispe It is in the power of women to ignite the souls of all human beings—to be the catalyst for their emerging out of spiritual dormancy and to become beautiful expressive flames that rises upwards toward their Creator. 7 Comments



		A Missed Opportunity By Sara Esther Crispe Everything had changed. What was holy and productive one minute, was negative and destructive the next. It is not just about the action, it is about the timing... 11 Comments



		The Long Overdue Shabbos Candles How the Mumbai Tragedy Motivated Me to Action by Lori Averick So why was I there? How did I fit into this picture, and what was I going to do to ensure that I was making my contribution to our community and our nation? 7 Comments



		Shades of Light By Adin Even-Yisrael (Steinsaltz) The single wicks of the Shabbat candles, exuding calmness, repose and homeliness; the braided torch accompanying the departing queen, lighting the darkness that becomes more marked in her absence...



		Hanging By a Wick By Vanessa Paloma I attended Catholic school, and I was instructed by my parents not to believe anything they taught me but to follow along. To say the least, I was a spiritually confused child... 6 Comments



		Shalom Shabbat By Rivkah Slonim In the endless conflict between earth and spirit, sheer weight often wins out. Shabbat is a reunion with our inner selves, a return to the primal oneness of our souls 1 Comment



		A Trick of the Eye By Tzvia Eisenberg Suddenly I saw a kaleidoscope-like view of all the individual candles, but they were no longer individuals. Each flame had burst into a circle of light, glowing within itself while extending outward... 2 Comments



		Just Coffee A Shabbat Insight By Elana Mizrahi Friday afternoon rolls around and I unplug my phones, shut down my computer and as I light the Shabbat candles and welcome the holy day of rest, I suddenly find myself connected... 1 Comment



		Fight the Darkness Keep Rivkah's Flame Alive with the Lighting of Yours... Take on the mitzvah of lighting Shabbat candles each Friday night to keep Rivkah’s light aflame and illuminate the world with her trademark warmth and peace.