Should women bathe and dress in Shabbat clothes before candle lighting?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah and Aruch HaShulchan both address women's practice of bathing and dressing before candle lighting. Both rule that if there is a risk of Shabbat desecration due to tardiness, the husband should light instead and the woman should not rush to change clothes first.
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