1) A yeshiva student that is eating the Shabbos Seudah in his parents' home, even though he will be going back to the dormitory or to his apartment to sleep and nobody lit candles there, does not need to do anything to take part in the lighting of the candles in his parents' home (e.g. contribute a coin or lifting them or having someone else lift them be "zoche" for him as a gift),as he is considered a member of the family and is automatically exempt via his mother's lighting like the rest of the household members. (Ruling of HaRav Nisim Karelitz Shlita)
2) If the Yeshiva student is a guest for the Seudah in a home other than his parents, and no candles were lit in the place where he will be sleeping, according to some Poskim, he has to partake in the candle lighting of the host by giving him a coin or lifting the candles or having someone else lift them a Tefach to be "zoche" them for him as a gift [before Shabbos]. (Ruling of HaRav Nisim Karelitz Shlita and Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita quoted in Shvus Yitzchok Perek 4)
Other Poskim, however, maintain that a Yeshiva student eating at a host's home assumes the status of the other family members and is automatically exempt by the host's Shabbos candles. (Ruling of HaRav Shlomo Zalmen Auerbach Zatzal in Shulchan Shlomo Siman 263:13)
If the Yeshiva student is not sure if he will be eating in the Yeshiva's dining room or at a private host's home, he is exempt with the lighting in the yeshiva's dining room. (Ruling of HaRav Nissim Karelitz Shlita)
Halachos for Shabbos Kodesh
1) A woman that negligently or even inadvertently didn't light the Shabbos candles on a particular week must from that week on always add an additional candle to the usual amount that she lights. (Rama Siman 263:1)
If she forgot multiple times, she is required to always add an additional candle for each time she missed lighting Shabbos candles. (Mishna Berura Siman 263:7)
This requirement was imposed on her as a K'nas, a penalty, to ensure that she is more careful in the future with honoring the holy Shabbos.
However, if the woman missed due to being unable to light (Oi'nes) she is not required to add any additional candles. (Mishna Berura ibid.)
2) This penalty is in place only if she didn't light the candles at all, but if on a particular week she, for whatever reason, lit a lesser amount of candles than her usual number, there is no requirement to subsequently add any candles in future weeks, as M'Ikar Hadin only one candle is required to be lit each week, and this that we always light two, and add additional ones for each child, is just a minhag. (See Biur Halacha Siman 263:1 Dibur Hamaschil SheShakcha)
Seemingly, this would apply to Yom Tov as well, however, according to some Poskim, since on Yom Tov she can still remember to light for the duration of the evening meal and thus there is less of a chance of her totally forgetting, they did not institute this Knas on a scenario that is not likely (known in Halachic terms as 'Milsa D'Lo Sh'chicha Lo Gazru'. See Shu"t Kinyan Torah Vol. 1 Siman 87. This is also the ruling of Maran HaRav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita quoted in Shvus Yitzchok page 6)
Other Poskim, however, do require the extra candle to be added in the event that she missed a Yom Tov lighting. (See Shu"t Be'er Moshe Vol. 5 Siman 101 and Vol. 8 Siman 63. See also Shu"t Az Nidberu Vol. 3 Siman 3 and Shu"t Mishne Halachos Vol. 7 Siman 35.)
Some Poskim rule that a woman who forgot to light on Yom Tov would only be required to add an additional candle each Yom Tov but not every Erev Shabbos.
For Halacha L'Ma'aseh a Rav must be consulted.
With endless gratitude to Hashem, this brings us to the end of our foray into the Halachos of Shabbos candles.
It is my Tefilah that we all will be performing the great Mitzvah of Hadlokas Ner Shabbos a little better and with a little more meaning now that we discussed the many Halachic aspects of it.
In the merit of our honoring the Shabbos with lights, may we speedily be granted the light of Mashiach and the eternal light of the Geulah Shelaima and our return to the light of Tzion.
אם אתם משמרים נרות של שבת אני מראה לכם נרות של ציון
We will B'Ezras Hashem be beginning a new topic next on Sunday.
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Reader's Question:
On Motzai Shabbos, does one say "Shir Hamalos" before birchas hamazon [or Al Naharos Bavel like another weekday]?
Answer:
According to Maran Rav Chaim Kanievsky Shlita, in Sefer Sh'eilas Rav page 338, on Motzei Shabbos we say Al Naharos Bavel like on any other weekday.
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I don't know what I was thinking.
Yesterday I drove three friends down to Baltimore for my roommates wedding and we drove back up to Jersey after the wedding. Six hours of driving , five hours of dancing and eleven hours of being with the same three people. BH we got there and back safely, even in the crazy rain.
The ride felt like forever because I had to be extra careful not to speed. Usually I'll speed a little, just a little, but on this road, there were so many police pulling people over that it just wasn't worth the few minutes I'd save driving fast.
Every time I saw someone pulled over (as an aside, if you see someone pulled over, don't look at them, they are embarrassed as it is), my heart sped up,my stomach dropped, and my grip on the wheel tightened.
With every car pulled over, I glanced at my speedometer and slowed down. Although I wasn't the one being pulled over, by other people being pulled over, I was reminded that I too should make sure I'm not speeding.
No one has a perfect life.
Everyone has tzaros in some form of another. How many times do you hear a story of something that happened to someone, get an email or text telling you to say tehillm for someone, and your heart speeds up, your stomach drops, and you go on with your life?
When things happen to others-whether they are Jewish or not, they are meant as a lesson to you too.
Before Hashem does anything ,He takes into account who will hear about it and who will be affected. If it reached your ears, it was meant for you too. If you see someone being "pulled over", if you see someone going through something or "getting a ticket", it's meant for you.
It's meant for you to look at your own life speedometer and to slow down. When bad things happen to others, look at yourself, look at what Hashem could be telling YOU.
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