Shabbos Candle Lighter

SunshineGirl

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:15 pm

What do you use to light your shabbos candles? I am interested in buying a silver plated one. Do you have one? Do you use electric lighters?

Give me the scoop.

AshkenazMom

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:27 pm

Long matches. I used to have a nice box where I stored them but it's broke.. now just normal long matches. The ones that are sell to start a barbecue.

SunshineGirl

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:33 pm

AshkenazMom wrote:

Long matches. I used to have a nice box where I stored them but it's broke.. now just normal long matches. The ones that are sell to start a barbecue.

Did you have a silver container to hold them or just something practical?

animeme

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:35 pm

I use a barbecue lighter. I have a box of matches for yom tov.

pinkpeonies

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:40 pm

I use a silver lighter with a long candle inside

SunshineGirl

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:42 pm

pinkpeonies wrote:

I use a silver lighter with a long candle inside

Maybe I am dumb but a candle on the inside? Never heard of such a thing. Can you explain for me?

Goody2shoes

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:53 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

Maybe I am dumb but a candle on the inside? Never heard of such a thing. Can you explain for me?

It's what you're probably thinking of buying. A silverplated holder for a long thin wax candle.
I use that and sometimes matches.

SunshineGirl

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:55 pm

Goody2shoes wrote:

It's what you're probably thinking of buying. A silverplated holder for a long thin wax candle.
I use that and sometimes matches.

If thats the case, I had no idea what that actually was this whole time. I thought it was just a silver plated large barbecue lighter. LOL

That actually made me laugh out loud. The more you know!

LovesHashem

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:57 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

If thats the case, I had no idea what that actually was this whole time. I thought it was just a silver plated large barbecue lighter. LOL

That actually made me laugh out loud. The more you know!

They have silver looking electric lighters but they always break. Just get a BBQ lighter lol

AshkenazMom

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 12:57 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

Did you have a silver container to hold them or just something practical?

It was a nice wood box. We don't have much silver at home.

Can ypu post what do you mean by a ligther with a candle inside? I never heard about it.

cheese cake

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:02 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

Maybe I am dumb but a candle on the inside? Never heard of such a thing. Can you explain for me?

Something like this

https://www.eichlers.com/bella......html

Bnei Berak 10

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:03 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

Maybe I am dumb but a candle on the inside? Never heard of such a thing. Can you explain for me?

It's like a long thin wand where you insert a thin candle. Very elegant and practical IMHO (sterling silver items are one of my weaknesses)
There are wands which lights like a cigarette lighter.

LovesHashem

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:05 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

It's like a long thin wand where you insert a thin candle. Very elegant and practical IMHO (sterling silver items are one of my weaknesses)
There are wands which lights like a cigarette lighter.

We have one but I don't get the point. You have to light an extra thing on fire.

Bnei Berak 10

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:08 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

We have one but I don't get the point. You have to light an extra thing on fire.

If you have many candles to light it's practical. Also for chanukka lightning.

pinkpeonies

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:11 pm

SunshineGirl wrote:

If thats the case, I had no idea what that actually was this whole time. I thought it was just a silver plated large barbecue lighter. LOL

That actually made me laugh out loud. The more you know!

So mine is real silver, not plated, but yes, it’s just a long candle holder for ultra-thin tzinder candles

LovesHashem

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:12 pm

Bnei Berak 10 wrote:

If you have many candles to light it's practical. Also for chanukka lightning.

No. Just buy a BBQ lighter 😂 that's way more practical. I hate lighting matches, so this gifted long candle isn't helpful since I still need to light matches

Bnei Berak 10

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:19 pm

LovesHashem wrote:

No. Just buy a BBQ lighter 😂 that's way more practical. I hate lighting matches, so this gifted long candle isn't helpful since I still need to light matches

I have no need for a BBQ lighter Smile

A cigarette lighter is even better than matches IMHO.

BetsyTacy

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:39 pm

I was also gifted the silver candle lighter. But---where does one buy the refills?

cheese cake

Tue, Jul 02 2024, 1:50 pm

BetsyTacy wrote:

I was also gifted the silver candle lighter. But---where does one buy the refills?

https://www.eichlers.com/tzind......html

Depends where you live you could probably find it at your local grocery or hardware store