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| Jul 9, 2019 at 15:49 | history | edited | רבות מחשבות |
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| Jun 7, 2019 at 1:50 | history | edited | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 7, 2019 at 1:33 | answer | added | Yehuda W | timeline score: 2 | |
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| Jun 1, 2019 at 21:53 | answer | added | Al Berko | timeline score: -3 | |
| May 31, 2019 at 21:00 | comment | added | DonielF | @Loewian I’ve heard that too. I wonder if that would be a practical difference between the two reasons why we have fire at Havdalah - if it’s because fire was created Motzaei Shabbos, then any type of fire will do, but if it’s because now we can cook, then only fire which can cook can be used. By extension, you wouldn’t be able to use an incandescent light on Motzaei Yom Kippur, when only the second reason applies. | |
| May 31, 2019 at 19:24 | comment | added | Loewian | I believe I've heard that (in the early 20th century?) Rav Chaim Ozer and Rav Menachem Krakowski, in Vilna, used to use incandescent lights for havdalah to show that it was considered fire (and forbidden on Sabbath). | |
| May 31, 2019 at 19:06 | comment | added | DonielF | The version I heard is that this only applies to incandescent, as you’re literally burning something, though some permit even LEDs if you have absolutely nothing else. I haven’t heard anyone distinguish between why you’re lighting it. | |
| May 31, 2019 at 18:55 | history | asked | Maurice Mizrahi | CC BY-SA 4.0 |