[HANASHIR:9826] Re: Spiritual Energy/Spirtual Light

[Andy Curry <acurry...>]

Although each person may have his own private motivations, the lighting of
Shabbos lights is to be done, according to Jewish law, only in honor of
Shabbos.

I know of no reason not to light another light just before the Shabbos
lighting, however.

I tend to think of any lighting - even for yartzeit - as more a celebration
than of grief.  It's hard to associate light with loss.

Good shabbos.

Andy

At 10:06 AM 9/14/01 -0400, you wrote:
>Wednesday, we had been asked to light candles at 7, too.  I'm not clear as
>to whether or not this was just NYC or national or regional.  Since we were
>having a memorial/coping/solidarity service at that time, we had everyone
>light a candle.  Then we stood outside, in the direction of the World Trade
>Center, and sang a song or two.  Something like this could perhaps be merged
>into Kabbalat Shabbat if you're meeting at that time and can deal with the
>issue of using Shabbat candles for uses connected with grief.
>
>Larry Kay
>High Holiday & Life Cycle Soloist
>Cong. Beth Simchat Torah
>
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>Subject: [HANASHIR:9823] Spiritual Energy/Spirtual Light
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>> Hmmm... why do I think the idea of lighting a candle tonight is such a
>> beautiful idea? And yes..imagine how easy it would be to light our candles
>at
>> the correct Shabbat candle lighting time in our city. We could show our
>> support as Americans and create a special link uniting with Jews around
>the
>> world at the same time.  Obviously the person who started this candle
>> lighting campaign for the WTC/Pentagon attack must understand the spirtual
>> energy of light.  How interesting the call for lighting candles is for
>Friday
>> night, it had to be a Lubavitcher...If anyone needs help finding candle
>> lightling time in your city email me privately and I will be glad to
>provide
>> it.
>> A litttle light takes away much darkness.
>> B. Herst
>> Middle aged and semi retired musician
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