Shabbat Candles: Difference between revisions

#The obligation is greater upon women in the house than the men. <Ref>Rashi ([[Shabbat]] 32a D”H 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 lit, the 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>

# 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>

# A women who is going into surgery and knows she will be unconscious until after the [[Shabbat]] candles brunt out should light [[Shabbat]] candles with a Bracha. <Ref> Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 15:32:6 writes that this case would be the same as a blind person who is allowed to light candles because the blind get benefit in that others will be able to see and help the blind. </ref>