Hi! Can one calculate where the shefa is coming from with their name so they know how to address it?
Thank you!
Hi! Can one calculate where the shefa is coming from with their name so they know how to address it?
Thank you!
Shabbat candles may be lit either where one eats the Shabbat meal, or in one’s home. In a situation where one will be eating at a home where Shabbat candles will be lit in any case, then it is preferable to light in one’s own home, where no candles have been lit at all in honor of Shabbat. However, in such a situation, where one lights in his/her home but does not eat the Shabbat meal near the candles, one should either stay for a while near the candles after lighting them, or light candles that last long enough for him/her to enjoy their light when returning in the evening.
In the case of Chanukah candles, the mitzvah is performed specifically by lighting in one’s own home. Although some Halachic authorities allow one to light at the place he eats the evening meal, this option should only be followed in a case of great necessity.
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