Is the obligation to light Shabbat candles so fundamental that one must beg for funds if necessary?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules that the Shabbat candle obligation is so strong that even one who lacks food money must beg at doors to acquire oil for the lamp, as it falls under oneg Shabbat.
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