Fran Memberg - JT Online
Three-year-old Mira Schusterman gets ready
for Shabbat with a prayer book, a tzedakah
box and her own candlestick, etched with her
Hebrew name, Mirel, given in memory of her
great-grandmother.
for Shabbat with a prayer book, a tzedakah
box and her own candlestick, etched with her
Hebrew name, Mirel, given in memory of her
great-grandmother.
While men may light Shabbat candles, it is typically the woman's responsibility for several reasons. Among them: The Jewish women, not the men, first agreed to accept the Torah at Mount Sinai, so women transmit the essence of our Jewish heritage into the home. One way to do that is by lighting Shabbat candles, bringing light into the home just as Israel was chosen by God to be a light among the nations.
Show Me the Light
Fran Memberg – JT Online
Three-year-old Mira Schusterman gets ready
for Shabbat with a prayer book, a tzedakah
box and her own candlestick, etched with her
Hebrew name, Mirel, given in memory of her
great-grandmother.
for Shabbat with a prayer book, a tzedakah
box and her own candlestick, etched with her
Hebrew name, Mirel, given in memory of her
great-grandmother.
Atlanta, GA — On Friday night at sundown, Jewish women around the world pause amid the hubbub of Shabbat preparations to light candles to welcome the Sabbath bride. The image of a woman kindling Shabbat candles is an age-old symbol of Judaism.
While men may light Shabbat candles, it is typically the woman’s responsibility for several reasons. Among them: The Jewish women, not the men, first agreed to accept the Torah at Mount Sinai, so women transmit the essence of our Jewish heritage into the home. One way to do that is by lighting Shabbat candles, bringing light into the home just as Israel was chosen by God to be a light among the nations.
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