Chabad: How and Why We Light the Shabbat Candles

Chabad: How and Why We Light the Shabbat Candles

In this 18 min. lecture, Rabbi Yosef Shusterman, renowned Chabad rabbi and authority on Jewish law and Hassidut, gives an extensive overview of the practical how to’s of the lighting of the Shabbat evening candles according to Orthodox tradition. Topics such as the reasons behind the lighting of the Shabbat candles, the proper procedure before and during the candle lighting and additional Chabad (a Hassidic sect of Judaism) customs are presented in detail. This is a helpful lecture for those looking for an in-depth explanation of the Shabbat candle lighting ritual. Rabbi Shusterman is the spiritual leader at Chabad of Beverly Hills in California, and serves as a member of the Vaad Rabbonim Lubavitch and the Beit Din.