Candle Lighting by Women
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Question
Why do women not light candles themselves when they have a husband, and it is not said that it is preferable for them to perform the mitzvah themselves as is said for other mitzvot?
Answer
Shalom and Happy Hanukkah
Since the main mitzvah is to light at the entrance close to the public domain where people pass by, the sages did not want women to stand and engage in lighting in a public place due to modesty. They fulfill the obligation through the husband's lighting as per the main law. However, a woman who does not have a husband to light for her, or if her husband does not light candles for any reason, is obligated to light herself.