Shabbat Candle Lighting Source Sheet

Shabbat Candle Lighting Source Sheet

This resource, helpful for educators and those with background in reading Jewish texts, is both an educational worksheet and a collection of sources about lighting Shabbat candles. Created by Rabbi David Polsky of Congregation Anshe Sfard, an Orthodox synagogue in New Orleans, this comprehensive resource includes references to the Shabbat candles in halachic, Biblical, Talmudic, and philosophical sources in both Hebrew and English, as well as guiding questions to help the user understand the meaning behind and connection between the sources. This resource is from Sefaria, the largest free library of Jewish texts.