Lighting
Shabbat Candles in Jerusalem 40 Minutes Before
Sunset
Shabbat Candles in Jerusalem 40 Minutes Before
Sunset
By William Gewirtz
Introduction
There is a story,
perhaps apocryphal, of a visit to Jerusalem by R. Yoel Teitelbaum in
which he is driven to the Kotel on Friday afternoon well after
the customary time to light Shabbat candles in Jerusalem, 40
minutes before sunset. As his car was being stoned, he suggested that
instead of adding 40 minutes to the