Who prepares your shabbos candles? Poll!

who prepares your shabbos candles, whether they be wax, oil, paraffin, etc?

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My girls dump out the left-over water from last Shabbos and refill with water. I pour oil in, prepare the floating wicks and singe them. The girls put the wicks in. As they get older, I will let them do everything but singe the wicks.
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Either my husband or an older child or a shliach for my husband as he sick and disabled and often not up to doing it. We use oil and wicks.

We use candles and either my husband or my older kids do it.
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Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 3:55 am Post subject:

Oil and wicks and the Dh does it most weeks.
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My husband, 99% of the time. If we're running really late and he can't do it, then I do it.
Wax candles 99% of the time, oil occasionally.
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we use candles in olive oil, and love how they look. I actually just complimented dh this week that no matter how busy the week he always remembers to prepare them. Shabbos, and especially oneg shabbos is one of his favorite mitzvos. He also polishes the candlesticks (along with his kiddush cup) every 2 to 3 weeks.

My husband is he remembers, but mostly I do and we use wax candles. Oil doesn't seem to work with me, maybe I'm not using it right. Suggestions?

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I use paraffin oil and refill on Motzash so I don't have to think about it on Friday.
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Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 7:32 am Post subject:

I use candles. It doesn't take more than a few second to stick them in the candleholders. I can do it all by myself. Smile

I grew up in a home where my dad a"h always set up my mom's candles (including lighting the wicks and putting them out). I wouldn't dream of doing it myself!

Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 8:30 am Post subject:

I set up the candles and oil/wicks. DH singes the wicks.

Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 8:51 am Post subject:

Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 9:28 am Post subject:

I use regular candles and I prepare it when setting the table.
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I do it every week. It's rare that dh comes home with much time before shabbos, if he gets home in time at all. He's a doctor....he comes home when he can but it's usually not early enough to help with anything, especially in winter when he comes home hrs after shkiah. I always jokingly tell my oldest boy that he's the man of the house on shabbos when dh has to work. Smile

Posted: Sun, Jun 26 2011, 10:34 am Post subject:

My dd does it because each of my kids have a job to do for shabbos and that's hers.

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We "prep" the wicks on motzei shabbas by lighting them from the havdalah candel and then blowing it out - it makes it easier to light on eruv shabas - and we start preparing for the next shabbas when the previous shabbas is over....
then I put the candels into the candel holders and either my husband or I take them out on eruv shabbas

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