HALACHOS OF HADLOKAS NEIROS SHEL SHABBOS; SHABBOS CANDLES
1) It is important not to act in a disrespectful way in the presence of the Shabbos candles.
Thus, a child should not be totally or semi unclothed in the presence of the candles, nor should a child's diaper be changed or other disgraceful things be done or placed in front of the candles. (See Rama end of Siman 275 and Kaf HaChaim Siman 275:41 and 42. This Halacha applies to the Havdalah candle as well as to any candles used for a Mitzvah.)
2) A woman that lit the candles and is certain that she forgot to recite the Bracha when doing so, as long as it is before sunset, and thus still within the time when she would halachically be able to kindle the lights, she may recite the Bracha when she remembers. If it is after sunset, she may no longer recite the Bracha. (See Biur Halacha Siman 263:5 Dibur Hamaschil K'sheyadlik Yevarech)
The above is true even if she accepted the sanctity of Shabbos upon herself with the lighting. (Ruling of HaRav Nisim Karelitz Shlita, based on language of Biur Halacha ibid.)
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Reader's Question:
Does any red string protect against Ayin Hara (evil eye), or is it supposed to go around Kever Rochel 7 times?
Answer:
The color red is a color that wards off Ayin Hara. See Q&A # 381 here
Regarding the red string, there are some authorities that balk at this "segulah" and claim it isn't of Jewish origin and should be avoided.
Others, including the Debreciner Rav Zatzal in Shu"t Be'er Moshe Vol. 8 Siman 36:3 (who writes that this is an ancient custom and according to the Rashba we should not dismiss ancient Jewish customs even if we don't understand them) and other Kabalistic sources indeed say that a red string wrapped around Kever Rochel is indeed a segulah against pregnant women having miscarriages and against Ayin Hara in general.
Each person should follow their own heritage in regard to this (and other similar) Segulos.
I would, however, advise being aware of people selling "fake" red strings and jewery etc. which oftentimes never went around kever Rochel and were probably never even within a few hundred mile radius of the Kever.
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The moment the hot soup touched my lips, I felt the warmth spread through the core of my body. I then shuttered, shooing away the cold. I turned to my friends and said " wow it's so weird, before I started eating the hot soup, I was fine, but after I started eating it, I suddenly realized that I was cold!"
We are all spiritually cold in one way or another.
Whether you are still in school or long out of it, we all are spiritually cold. But "thanks" to the "artificial heat" around us, the glittery clothing (literally), the Internet, the movies, the things that keep our mind off the important things in life, we forget that we're cold.
It's only at those times when we are lucky enough to get a taste of "hot soup" only when we get some warmth of Torah in us again, when we hear an inspiring speech, when we learn something that makes us smile, are we reminded that we're so cold.
We have to look for soup, we have to look for things to keep our souls warm. We need to get inspired, and we need to act on it.
There's no use in just holding the soup, you need to eat it. You need to absorb it. When you get the inspiration, do something real. Don't just hold it for a little and then leave it "on the table" and let it get cold.
May we all be zoche to realize what we lack spiritually, get inspired and act upon it."
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