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לכבוד שבת Honor the Sabbath
לכבוד שבת Honor the Sabbath

Our Sages instituted Hadlakat Nerot, הדלקת נרות, the lighting of Shabbat and holiday candles for the Mitzvot of Honoring the Day, of Peace in the Home and of Pleasure.

The mystics teach that the Sabbath is the day that brings illumination to our world. Furthermore, candles are a metaphor for Torah and for the human soul. The candles represent the light we introduce into the world through studying and observing the Torah. They also represent the "additional soul" with which, our Sages explain, we are endowed on the Sabbath.