Halachot and Customs
Can an unmarried man light Shabbat candles?
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

