If a non-Jew accompanies a Jew and lights a candle for the journey, may the Jew benefit from it?
Synopsis
When a Jew tells a servant to accompany him and the servant lights a candle for the journey, it is considered lit for the Jew since the primary purpose of the walk is for the Jew. However, carrying an already-lit candle is merely muktze (rabbinic) and may be requested.
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