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Lighting candles without accepting Shabbat

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Question

Is it possible to light candles without accepting Shabbat?

Answer

Forty minutes before Shabbat one may light the candles and stipulate that one is not thereby accepting Shabbat. However, one who lights earlier than that must accept Shabbat immediately upon lighting.

Source

Siman 263.

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