based on:

"One Min Halacha" #20
By HaRav Yosef-Yeshaya Braun
member of the 3-man Lubavitch rabbinical court of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

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SHABBAT Law #s02: "I forgot to light the candles for Shabbat last Friday afternoon. What can I do?"

If a woman or girl forgets to light Shabbos candles, there is a penalty. Starting the following week she must light an additional candle each week.

There are many discussions among the rabbinical authorities about when this candlelighting law applies. A few of them are:

  1. If the forgetfulness is for a reason beyond her control;
  2. If she forgot to light candles for a Festival does the same rule apply;
  3. If she forgot to light the same number of candles that she normally lights, instead diminishing their number;
  4. If there is an electric light that illuminates the room anyhow.

In any case where there is a question whether the penalty isto light an additional candle every week or maybe only the following week, a qualified rabbi should be consulted as to the details.

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