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Candle Lighting

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How many Shabbat candles is one required to light?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Number of Candles

If a woman forgot to light Shabbat candles, must she add an extra candle permanently?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Penalty for Forgetting

Is the obligation to light Shabbat candles so fundamental that one must beg for funds if necessary?

2 opinions

When there is a conflict between Shabbat candles, kiddush wine, and Chanukah candles, what takes priority?

2 opinions

Competing Obligations

Who has the primary obligation to light Shabbat candles — the man or the woman?

2 opinions

Gender Obligation

What is the earliest time one may light Shabbat candles?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Should one recite the blessing before or after lighting the Shabbat candles?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Timing of Berachah

Must unmarried students (bachurim) away from home light Shabbat candles with a blessing?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Unmarried Students Away from…

How does a guest without a private room fulfill the Shabbat candle obligation?

1 opinions

Guest Without Private Room

When multiple households eat together, may each one bless on their own candelabra?

2 opinions

Separate Blessings

Does lighting Shabbat candles constitute acceptance of Shabbat, prohibiting further melachah?

7 opinions across 3 eras

Does an individual who prays Ma'ariv of Shabbat early accept Shabbat even if the community has not?

1 opinions

Individual Prayer

Is the minority of a community bound by the majority's acceptance of Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Majority Binds Minority

If the community erroneously accepted Shabbat early on a cloudy day, must they repeat Ma'ariv? And are they permitted to do melachah?

8 opinions across 2 eras

Can a person who has not accepted Shabbat pray weekday Minchah in a synagogue where the congregation has already accepted Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Late Minchah in Shabbat Syna…

May one begin praying weekday Minchah close to the time the congregation will accept Shabbat?

3 opinions

Starting Minchah Close to Ba…

May one who has accepted Shabbat early instruct another Jew who has not yet accepted Shabbat to do melachah for him?

5 opinions

Instructing Others After Acc…

Where is the primary location for the Shabbat candles — the table or elsewhere in the house?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Primary Candles

May one light candles in one location and move them to another?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Moving Candles After Lighting

If candles are lit indoors but the meal is eaten in the courtyard, is the blessing valid?

1 opinions

Indoor Candles with Outdoor …