Is it permitted to place salt or a piece of bean on the mouth of the lamp on Erev Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Rema records the custom of placing a grain of salt or piece of bean on the mouth of the lamp on Erev Shabbat to improve the burning quality on Shabbat.
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