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Maurice Mizrahi
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I know that different rabbis have issued different rulings on whether it is permissible to light electric candles and recite the appropriate blessings. But do some rabbis permit it in some cases but not in others (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Hanukkah, Havdalah, yahrzeit, etc.)? What is their rationale?

I know that different rabbis have issued different rulings on whether it is permissible to light electric candles and recite the appropriate blessings. But do some rabbis permit it in some cases but not in others (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Hanukkah, yahrzeit, etc.)? What is their rationale?

I know that different rabbis have issued different rulings on whether it is permissible to light electric candles and recite the appropriate blessings. But do some rabbis permit it in some cases but not in others (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Hanukkah, Havdalah, yahrzeit, etc.)? What is their rationale?

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Maurice Mizrahi
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When are electric candles permitted?

I know that different rabbis have issued different rulings on whether it is permissible to light electric candles and recite the appropriate blessings. But do some rabbis permit it in some cases but not in others (Shabbat, Yom Tov, Hanukkah, yahrzeit, etc.)? What is their rationale?