What Are the Reasons for Candle Lighting on Shabbat?

Quiz

1 - The sages enacted the mitzvah of candle lighting:

• To remind us that it is Shabbat and we don’t do anything prohibited.
• It adds to the beauty of Shabbat.
• So we have light to eat by and can see where we are going.

2 - Where should you set up your candles?

• In the entrance to the house so it is the first thing you see.
• In the dining area.
• Wherever you think is the nicest.

3 - Someone staying in a hotel (and the hotel does not allow lighting in the room) and is eating somewhere else where they will not be able to light, should:

• Light in the lobby.
• Light the electric light in the bathroom.
• Not light at all.