Lighting Candles on Yom Kippur
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Question
Regarding lighting candles on Yom Kippur. If the husband is not at home, should the wife still light the candles? And what about the husband, does he need to light them himself at his lodging?
Answer
Shalom and blessings,
As on every Shabbat, a woman is obligated to light candles even when she is alone at home, and even if she has no husband at all.
The husband fulfills his obligation through his wife's lighting. If no one is lighting candles at the lodging where he is staying, he is also obligated to light candles.