Shabbos Candles - Children Alone at Home | Sheilot

Shabbos Candles - Children Alone at Home

Question

Children who remain at home alone to eat and also to sleep—do they need to light Shabbos candles?

Answer

Shalom,

Yes, they should light candles with a bracha.

Answered 22 August 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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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