Shabbat Candles

For a mitzvah is a candle and Torah is light. (Proverbs 6:23)

Every mitzvah shines its particular light into our world. And there will come a time when you will see that light with your eyes.

Except the candles that are lit for Shabbat before sunset. They shine a light you can see right now.

It may seem an ordinary light, just another flame. But there is nothing ordinary about it.

You have ignited the darkness of our world and extracted its secret:

That it too is light.

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From the wisdom of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory; words and condensation by Rabbi Tzvi Freeman. Subscribe and get your dose daily. To order Rabbi Freeman’s latest book, Wisdom to Heal the Earth, click here.

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Susan G. Dworin 12 מרץ 2026

So beautiful, one can feel the power of the words like Sabbath candles, the light conveys the glory of creation of heaven and His delight. Thank you, Rabbi for this moment of extra light. השב

Susan Dworin 13 מרץ 2026

בתגובה לSusan G. Dworin:

Thank you Rabbi for all you the articles, all your words, all the doors and windows you open for us, insights that surprise us, that sometimes shout out or maybe whisper, that brings us back in touch with why we are here, what is important, sometimes healing wounds we didn’t know we had or giving us vision in a direction we didn’t know was there. Thank you for reminding us how very small we are and yet so grand in His eyes, how utterly precious we are and how He needs each of us. Thank you for sometimes lifting us up onto mighty shoulders too great, too high for us to even hope to reach. Thank you, Rabbi for being there, walking with us so to speak in a realm that will always be united in Him with Moshe, King David, with Abraham, Joseph, Miriam, Ruth, Esther, speaking in the mighty language that created us, that holds us with His blessed Soul, his word. Yes, and thank you too, Chabad.org for all of this, and more, much more, far too much to say. Thank you, each and all. Baruch Hashem! השב

Feigue Cieplinski Middletown 12 מרץ 2026

Since small I witnessed the candles lit, either with my grandma whom I stayed for Shabbat, or at home with my mom. Lighting candles is like a second nature. The first present that my dad gave me was a pair of candlesticks, so that should do the same after I married. They were beautiful and made of wood, and the latter was the problem they could not last. What lasted is lighting the candles, and, quietly, also ask to H' to take care of my family and am Israel. We eat dinner in the same place every night, but something is different when we eat there for Shabbat- even if my adult children are not there. The lights, the Challah on the table and wine cup change the same room. Untied of the worries of the world it is, indeed, a step into the Gan Eden. השב

David Harold Chester Petach Tikva, Israel 12 מרץ 2023

Presumably it has not yet become Shabbat in one's home until all of the Shabbat candles are kindled and one has pronounced the blessing. So if (as sometimes happens with me), the matchstick breaks and the bit that is burning can only be used for lighting one candle, one should not light the second candle from the first but use a second match. השב

Rita Forbes Clinton 12 מרץ 2026

בתגובה לDavid Harold Chester:

Good Morning, David

Thank you for this explanation.

Best wishes, השב

William 12 מרץ 2023

It's beautiful you said that. I saw a beautiful light with my eyes shut after reading the article you posted. It was a black square with blue and greenish forms in the center. השב

Michael Fisher Sarasota, FL 22 אפריל 2021

I believe the Tanya states [paraphrased] that a single candle can illuminate a darkened room. Two candles lit on Shabbat will illuminate the soul. השב

Naomi Garbo OKC 22 אפריל 2021

Many things are changing rapidly partly due to the covid crisis. My question: If your household exist of only one person, and we are not permitted to go about our usual routine, is that one person expected to do a mitzvah and light candles alone? I have been doing that for many reasons one, being new to the area and searching for a permanent place to call home in this new area.A rabbi where I once lived said, "Just keep saying the Mah Tovu". Thank you for your short, sweet daily devotions. They help and I just keep doing what the rabbi suggested. השב

Karin Kruger Oklahoma City, OK USA 22 אפריל 2021

בתגובה לNaomi Garbo:

First, Naomi - welcome to Oklahoma City!

Second, since the death of my husband, I have lit Shabbos candles alone for many years and never even thought to ask if it was kosher to do it alone. Since the pandemic. I have done many things alone that I would never considered. It's different but doable. השב

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