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When do the candles/oil get prepared?



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Ema of 5  




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 1:45 pm
I am having a discussion with someone, and I want to see what everyone does.
Do the candles/oil get prepared at night, once your light goes out, some time during the day, or in the evening before lighting time?
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amother
Rose


 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 1:48 pm
Whenever it makes sense for me to do it on that particular day. Why would I have a rule about when I prepare it?
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  Ema of 5




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 1:49 pm
amother Rose wrote:
Whenever it makes sense for me to do it on that particular day. Why would I have a rule about when I prepare it?

No rules, just a question.
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amother
Lightcyan


 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 2:10 pm
There is an inyan to prepare the candles during the day. In the Temple the menorah was prepared during the day, sometimes even lit to make sure that everything would go smoothly when lighting at night. It's not a mitzvah per se to prepare the candles during the day: you can prepare them right when you need to light, but it's nice to prepare them ahead of time. But only earlier in the day, not the night before, which would give the impression that you haven't yet lit that night's candles.
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ra_mom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 2:41 pm
Practically, my husband prepares the candles when he comes home and then calls us all to come light (the kids prepare theirs at the same time).
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tweety1




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 2:50 pm
Dh prepares right before candle lighgung
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NechaMom




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 2:51 pm
Right before candle lighting
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teachkids




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 2:58 pm
If we have time in the morning we do it then, otherwise I do it after work.
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zaq




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 3:01 pm
I usually prep during the day. I don't want to be messing around at lighting time.
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Brit in Israel




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 4:20 pm
DH prepares them anytime from an hour or 2 until just before lighting.
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mommyhood




 
 
    
 

Post Wed, Dec 13 2023, 4:38 pm
Dh prepares his at night or in the morning before work because he wants it ready to light as soon as he gets home. Boys prepare theirs when they get home from school because there’s time between then and when we light.
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