Replacing the Wicks Every Day
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Question
I always make an effort to replace the wicks every day, and my friend claims that there is no point in this, and it is enough to slightly pull out the burnt wick. Who is right?
Answer
There is no need to replace the wicks every night; on the contrary, they are better for lighting when they have already been lit. Some have the custom to replace them because a miracle occurred every night, and also as a remembrance of the Temple where the wicks were replaced every night. There are also those who, even when replacing the wick, singe it before lighting so that it lights easily.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 673, Paragraph 4); Mishnah Berurah (Sk 31); and those who follow this custom: Kol Bo (Siman 44); Meiri (Shabbat 21, D.H. זו); Darkei Moshe (Siman 673, Ot 6); and for lighting the new wick see Shulchan Aruch and Rema (Orach Chaim, Siman 264, Paragraph 9); Mishnah Berurah (Sk 28); Azmera Leshimcha Bulletin (Issue 118).
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