Should You Light Shabbat Candles When Invited Out? By. Rabbi Yaakov Hoffman - 23 Adar I 5779 – February 28, 2019. 0. Share on Facebook. Tweet on Twitter ...

Shabbat candles play a similar role in our week. There is no source for the commandment to light candles. Rather, it likely evolved from the most practical of reasons: ...

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It is suggested that unmarried girls stopped lighting Shabbat candles because it was difficult and costly to get candles during and even between the two world wars. With this disruption the custom ...

Underclassmen in dorms made Shabbat candles, and educated themselves about the holiday as they enjoyed traditional Shabbat foods. A candle-lighting and Shabbat "oneg" (which means pleasure or joy and ...

And from the moment they lit the Shabbat candles to the time they extinguished the Havdalah candle they stayed true to the day. “We’d been one step away from it, but we weren’t quite there ...

Shabbat is our declaration that we will not only survive but thrive. The call to action is clear: Make Shabbat your personal response to antisemitism. Whether it’s joining a community dinner, hosting ...

To assist, she hosts Shabbat dinners through the social dining platform OneTable, a nonprofit that supports mostly younger Jewish people to find, share and enjoy Shabbat dinners. “I’m not in a ...