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Offline Eliezer Ben Avraham

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How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« 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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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #1 on: November 06, 2007, 10:20:14 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
« Last Edit: November 06, 2007, 11:54:03 PM by Tzvi Ben Roshel »
The Academy of Elijah taught, whoever studies the laws (of the Torah) every day, (he) is guaranteed to have a share in the World to Come.

‏119:139 צִמְּתַתְנִי קִנְאָתִי כִּישָׁכְחוּ דְבָרֶיךָ צָרָי
My zeal incenses me, for my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
‏119:141 צָעִיר אָנֹכִי וְנִבְזֶה פִּקֻּדֶיךָ, לֹא שָׁכָחְתִּי.
 I am young and despised; I have not forgotten Your precepts.

" A fool does not realize, and an unwise person does not understand this (i.e. the following:) When the wicked bloom like grass, and the evildoers blossom (i.e. when they seem extremly successful), it is to destroy them forever (i.e. they are rewarded for their few good deeds in this World, and they will have no portion in the World to Come!)

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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #2 on: November 07, 2007, 09:47:38 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
but why was that implemented?
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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #3 on: November 15, 2007, 10:36:34 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
but why was that implemented?

Dont know, not Askenazi.
The Academy of Elijah taught, whoever studies the laws (of the Torah) every day, (he) is guaranteed to have a share in the World to Come.

‏119:139 צִמְּתַתְנִי קִנְאָתִי כִּישָׁכְחוּ דְבָרֶיךָ צָרָי
My zeal incenses me, for my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
‏119:141 צָעִיר אָנֹכִי וְנִבְזֶה פִּקֻּדֶיךָ, לֹא שָׁכָחְתִּי.
 I am young and despised; I have not forgotten Your precepts.

" A fool does not realize, and an unwise person does not understand this (i.e. the following:) When the wicked bloom like grass, and the evildoers blossom (i.e. when they seem extremly successful), it is to destroy them forever (i.e. they are rewarded for their few good deeds in this World, and they will have no portion in the World to Come!)

Please visit: (The Greatest lectures on Earth).
http://torahanytime.com/
http://www.torahanytime.com/Rabbi/Yossi_Mizrachi/
http://www.torahanytime.com/Rabbi/Zecharia_Wallerstein/

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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #4 on: November 15, 2007, 10:49:42 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
but why was that implemented?

Dont know, not Askenazi.
The sephardi custom is just two? right?
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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #5 on: November 16, 2007, 02:11:43 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
but why was that implemented?

Dont know, not Askenazi.
The sephardi custom is just two? right?

Yea.
The Academy of Elijah taught, whoever studies the laws (of the Torah) every day, (he) is guaranteed to have a share in the World to Come.

‏119:139 צִמְּתַתְנִי קִנְאָתִי כִּישָׁכְחוּ דְבָרֶיךָ צָרָי
My zeal incenses me, for my adversaries have forgotten Your words.
‏119:141 צָעִיר אָנֹכִי וְנִבְזֶה פִּקֻּדֶיךָ, לֹא שָׁכָחְתִּי.
 I am young and despised; I have not forgotten Your precepts.

" A fool does not realize, and an unwise person does not understand this (i.e. the following:) When the wicked bloom like grass, and the evildoers blossom (i.e. when they seem extremly successful), it is to destroy them forever (i.e. they are rewarded for their few good deeds in this World, and they will have no portion in the World to Come!)

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http://torahanytime.com/
http://www.torahanytime.com/Rabbi/Yossi_Mizrachi/
http://www.torahanytime.com/Rabbi/Zecharia_Wallerstein/

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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #6 on: November 17, 2007, 09:32:10 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?

Lighting for each child originated (and practiced) by the Askenazim. 
but why was that implemented?

Dont know, not Askenazi.
The sephardi custom is just two? right?

Yea.
Is there a source for the reason of the Sephardi (or Ashkenazi) custom?
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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #7 on: November 17, 2007, 10:12:32 PM »
My Iraqi grandmother lights three every Shabbat, Yom Tov, and Rosh Chodesh.
That's interesting, Do you know why she lights 3?
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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #8 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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Re: How many candles are litten on Shabbat?
« Reply #9 on: November 25, 2007, 09:03:01 PM »
I do 3 but only if there are no women in the house
Why is that?
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