Lighting Candles in the Office
Question
I work in an office with a non-religious team, and during candle lighting time, I am still in the office. Can I light candles there with a blessing and intend to fulfill the obligation for employees who do not light them at home?
Answer
It is forbidden to light candles in the office with a blessing, and doing so constitutes a blessing in vain. The lighting there does not help those who do not light. [And he misleads them into thinking they have fulfilled the obligation].
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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