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How many candles are litten on Shabbat?

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Tzvi Ben Roshel1:

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--- Quote from: lou13ss on November 05, 2007, 07:33:00 PM ---Tradition is at least two, and then some people add one for each child. Anyone have any other interesting customs or is anyone aware of where these customs originated?

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Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 

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but why was that implemented?

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Dont know, not Askenazi.

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The sephardi custom is just two? right?

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Yea.

Eliezer Ben Avraham:

--- Quote from: Tzvi Ben Roshel on November 16, 2007, 02:11:43 PM ---
--- Quote from: lou13ss on November 15, 2007, 10:49:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: Tzvi Ben Roshel on November 15, 2007, 10:36:34 PM ---
--- Quote from: lou13ss on November 07, 2007, 09:47:38 PM ---
--- Quote from: Tzvi Ben Roshel on November 06, 2007, 10:20:14 PM ---
--- Quote from: lou13ss on November 05, 2007, 07:33:00 PM ---Tradition is at least two, and then some people add one for each child. Anyone have any other interesting customs or is anyone aware of where these customs originated?

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Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 

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but why was that implemented?

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Dont know, not Askenazi.

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The sephardi custom is just two? right?

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Yea.

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Is there a source for the reason of the Sephardi (or Ashkenazi) custom?

Eliezer Ben Avraham:

--- Quote from: Yacov Menashe Ben Rachamim on November 17, 2007, 10:04:14 PM ---My Iraqi grandmother lights three every Shabbat, Yom Tov, and Rosh Chodesh.

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That's interesting, Do you know why she lights 3?

דוד בן זאב אריה:
I do 3 but only if there are no women in the house

Eliezer Ben Avraham:

--- Quote from: jtfrudy08 on November 25, 2007, 03:47:36 AM ---I do 3 but only if there are no women in the house

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Why is that?

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