Lighting candles when going out for dinner

Active Poster Joined: Oct 05 2010 Posts: 86

What do you do when you need to light candles at home and leave a few minutes later? I've lit in the kitchen sink before, but that's always a problem the next day when I'm trying to prepare lunch and wash up.

A friend's house burned down a couple years ago when they were out for Shabbos dinner (just a few doors down), so I'm terrified of leaving burning candles unattended (even tealights).

Suggestions?

Diamond Member Joined: Jan 24 2010 Posts: 3398

Hmmm, I was going to suggest the sink as well. Maybe for the times you're going away, use smaller candle holders so you can have a little more room for using your sink later.

Gold Member Joined: Jun 08 2007 Posts: 1327

maybe light and say the bracha and have your husband move them to the bath tub?

Gold Member Joined: Jun 03 2007 Posts: 1942

Have faith! Hashem watches over us & protects us. He is one who controls it all. If c'v a fire needs to happen it'll happen even if the candles are in the tub/sink or anywhere else.

If you want to feel like you did your hashtadles maybe put silver foil under the candles (even a foot all around)

Good Luck!

Diamond Member Joined: Sep 17 2009 Posts: 3926

Try using tea lights in the sink, not your candlesticks.

If your still nervous, tea lights can float in a bowl of water, maybe that will make you less nervous.

Platinum Member Joined: Nov 04 2008 Posts: 7894

Electric candles.

I'm not going to leave my apartment with an open flame burning. That's stupid.
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Gold Member Joined: Jul 02 2010 Posts: 1693

my mom used to light tea lights in a bowl of water. leave it on a part of the counter where its not really in the way.

Posted: Sat, Jan 15 2011, 2:07 pm Post subject:

Go to where you are going to eat before Shabbos and light there. It's preferable halachically to light candles where you are eating anyway.
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Senior Member Joined: Jun 01 2009 Posts: 196

Put a tray covered in foil on your stove top. and light tea lights.

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Diamond Member Joined: Jan 01 2008 Posts: 4023

Use tea lights. Nothing will happen if the tea lights are on a tray on your dining room table. If you're very scared, put them on the kitchen counter. It's not bekovod to light Shabbos candles in the sink and certainly not in the tub.

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Silver Member Joined: May 12 2008 Posts: 500

As your rav. I was told incandesant bulbs are sufficient in this circumstance