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==Women and candle lighting== | ==Women and candle lighting== | ||
#The obligation is greater upon women in the house than the men. <Ref>Rashi ([[Shabbat]] 32a | #The obligation is greater upon women in the house than the men. <Ref>Rashi ([[Shabbat]] 32a s.v. Hareni) writes in name of Beresheet Rabba that women are more obligated in lighting candles since they were involved in the sin of extinguishing the light of the world in the sin of Etz HaDaat. Rashi gives a second reason that the women are more obligated in this mitzvah is because they deal with the needs of the house. The S”A 263:3 and Rambam only gives that second reason of Rashi. This reason is brought by Mishna Brurah 263:12. </ref> If the man and woman both want to light, preference is given to the women. <Ref> S”A 263:3 brings this reasons and rules that the woman of the house is more obligated and so, if the man wants to lit, the women can prevent him. </ref> | ||
# However, the obligation of setting up the wicks and oil should be done by the men of the house. <Ref> Shaar HaKavanot 61d, Magan Avraham 263:7, Mishna Brurah 263:12 </ref> | # However, the obligation of setting up the wicks and oil should be done by the men of the house. <Ref> Shaar HaKavanot 61d, Magan Avraham 263:7, Mishna Brurah 263:12 </ref> | ||
# The minhag is that the husband of a woman who gave birth that week, lights [[Shabbat]] candles for his wife.<Ref> Mishna Brurah 263:11. Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 15:32:7 writes that essentially the woman who gave birth can light but the minhag is not to. </ref> | # The minhag is that the husband of a woman who gave birth that week, lights [[Shabbat]] candles for his wife.<Ref> Mishna Brurah 263:11. Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 15:32:7 writes that essentially the woman who gave birth can light but the minhag is not to. </ref> | ||
