Halachot and Customs

Can an unmarried man light Shabbat candles?

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Question

Hello, honored Rabbi!

I wanted to ask how an unmarried man lights Shabbat candles. 

Thank you in advance!

Answer

Hello and blessings

A person who lives alone without parents is obligated to light Shabbat candles. At the time when candle-lighting begins, he recites the blessing over the candles and lights immediately afterward, and he is not required to accept the sanctity of Shabbat upon himself.

With blessings,

Benjamin Shmueli


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