Forgot to Light Candles
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Hello, An Ashkenazi woman forgot to light candles. Should she add an additional candle from now on?
Answer
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This is stated in the Rema and the Mishnah Berurah, and it is mentioned by the later poskim, and I have not seen anyone who disagrees.
Source
Rema Orach Chaim, Siman 263, Mishnah Berurah there. Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata, PMG. She'elot uTeshuvot Shevet HaLevi, Part 5, Siman 33.
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