As there is no commandment to light Shabbat candles in the Torah, why do we say a bracha that says it’s a commandment?
As there is no commandment to light Shabbat candles in the Torah, why do we say a bracha that says it’s a commandment?
ראה יורה דעה סי’ צ”ד ס”ו סי’ צ”ו סי’ א’ וס”ה וראה סי’ צ”א ס”ב.
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