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There’s an obligation upon every household to have a candle lit for [[Shabbat]]. < | There’s an obligation upon every household to have a candle lit for [[Shabbat]].<ref>Rambam ([[Shabbat]] 5:1) and Shulcham Aruch O.C. 263:2 rule that there’s an obligation to have a candle lit in the house for [[Shabbat]]. </ref> There is a discussion whether [[lighting Shabbat candles]] is part of the mitzvah of [[Kavod Shabbat]] or [[Oneg Shabbat]].<ref>In one place the Rambam ([[Shabbat]] 5:1) writes that [[lighting Shabbat candles]] is considered [[Oneg Shabbat]], whereas in another place (Rambam [[Shabbat]] 30:5) he states that it is included in [[Kavod Shabbat]]. </ref> Either way, [[lighting Shabbat candles]] is a derabbanan mitzvah.<ref>Rambam ([[Shabbat]] 5:1)</ref> | ||
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