by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Nov 25, 2013
The Shulchan Aruch succinctly tells us (673) that ‘all oils and all wicks are kosher to be used in the menorah and one fulfills their mitzvah with them.’ In fact, one fulfills his obligation by lighting any fuel, even the fats of non-kosher animals. However the...
by Rabbi Tzvi Hirsch Haber | Sep 17, 2010
Previously titled “The Well Rested Candle” and “My Old Flame” There are five sets of candles that one may have to light for Yom Kippur. 1) The regular Yom Tov candles. These are the candles one lights before the onset of any Shabbos or Chag. The custom is to recite...
