(Reading time: 2 - 4 minutes) TwitterCandle lighting times and information for Shabbat. Purim Sameach! Welcome to our Shabbat and holiday candle-lighting section where you will find candle-lighting times, blessings, instructions, practices, traditions, greetings and expressions. Shabbat candle lighting times In loving memory of my mother Rachel bat Shimon z"l who passed to her eternal rest on January 23rd, 2021 - Shevat 10, 5781 "One man's candle is light for many" - Talmud on Shabbat Friday 26.02.21 Lighting Saturday 27.02.21 Ending Jerusalem 4.55 6.12 Tel Aviv-Yafo, Netanya & Raanana 5.14 6.14 Haifa & Modi'in 5.05 6.12 Beer Sheva 5.17 6.14 Eilat 5.08 6.14 Parshat Hashavua TETZAVEH International candle lighting times Friday Lighting Saturday Ending New York City, USA 5.26 6.26 Toronto, Canada 5.45 6.47 London, United Kingdom 5.18 6.27 Johannesburg, RSA 6.23 7.15 Perth, Australia 6.37 7.31 Paris, France 6.12 7.18 Candle lighting times sourced from Chabad Shabbat blessings on candles, wine and bread What to expect at a Shabbat dinner - a first timer's guide Jewish and Hebrew greetings for Shabbat and all other occasions The Jewish tradition of lighting candles According to Jewish traditions, our Matriarch Sarah. the wife of Abraham, would light the candles in her home, on the eve of the Shabbat. The candles miraculously burned all week, from one Friday to the next. Abraham was known for his hospitality and so the light of Sarah's candles lit their home and welcomed the guests that visited them throughout the week. When Sarah died, her Shabbat candles were extinguished. Years later, Isaac, the son of Sarah and Abraham, noticed that the Shabbat candles of his prospective wife, Rebecca, also burned for an entire week, from one Shabbat to another. When he saw this he understood that Rebecca was Sarah's righteous successor, and so he married her. Why do we light candles? Our Sages implemented the lighting of Shabbat and holiday candles for several reasons. Peace in the Home: Shabbat and holidays are intended to be peaceful. We light our home so that we should not stumble in the darkness, something which would create an un-peaceful effect. Honoring the Day: We add light in the home to honor the Shabbat Queen. Pleasure: To fully enjoy the Shabbat delicacies, we must be able to see our food Lighting Up Before they are married, women and girls light one candle. After they are married, women light at least two candles. Some add an additional candle for each child: e.g., a woman with four children lights six candles. If no woman (i.e. over the age of bat mitzvah) is present in the home, a man should light the candles. Blessings for Shabbat candles, wine and bread Blessings on Festival Candles Blessings for Rosh Hashanah, candles, wine, bread, apples & honey and other Rosh Hashanah symbols & simanim Blessings for Yom Kippur Blessings and brachot for Sukkot Blessings for Simchat Torah Shabbat Greetings & Expressions In Israel, on Thursday, you will already hear people wishing each other a 'Shabbat Shalom' Shabbat Shalom - שבת שלום - A peaceful Sabbath When the Sabbath comes to an end on Saturday after sunset, it is customary to wish each other 'Shavua Tov' Shavua Tov - שבוע טוב - Have a good week 100 ways to learn Hebrew with English & transliterations Find out more about the Israel clothing habits and customs for ultra-orthodox, religious and secular Jews Delicious food - traditional Jewish recipes for Sabbath and festivals Yom Kippur - 25 hours of fasting. Fasting tips from The Soroka Medical Center