The mitzvah to light candles on the eves of Shabbat and Yom Tov.
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Source for yartzeit candle?
What is the source for lighting a candle on the anniversary of someone's death (yartzeit candle)? What are the sources for lighting such a candle on other days such as Yom Kippur, Yom Tov etc?
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Hadlokos Neiros Shabbos and Yom Tov if one's parents are in a different time zone
Does a child have to do their own Hadlokos Neiros (candle lighting) for Shabbos or Yom Tov if their mother is in a different time zone, or can the mother still light for the child?
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Did the miracles which attested to Rivka's quality remain when Rachel joined the family?
Did the miracles of the candle's remaining lit all week, the challah's staying blessed and the cloud hovering, which resumed when Rivka was brought home by Yitzchak also happen by when Yaakov married Rachel? If they were a testament to Rivka's…
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