Forgot to recite the blessing when lighting candles
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For Shabbat for all the reasons
Topic: lighting Shabbat candles
Question: If I lit the candles and forgot to recite the blessing – may I recite it afterwards?
Topic: lighting Shabbat candles
Question: If I lit the candles and forgot to recite the blessing – may I recite it afterwards?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha.
As long as Shabbat has not yet begun, she may recite the blessing.
After sunset she may no longer recite it.
Source
Biur Halacha, siman 263, s.v. “keshe-yadlik”
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