RAV SIMCHA BUNIM COHEN ASKS ARE ELECTRIC LIGHTS GOOD FOR THE MITZVA OF LIGHTING SHABBOS CANDLES?INTRODUCTION THE RAMBAM AND AND RASHI SAY THE CHIUV OF SHABBOS CANDLES IS FOR KAVOD SHABBOS.TOSFOS SAYS THERE FOR ONEG SHABBOS AND THE GEMARA SAYS IT IS FOR SHALOM BAYIS.WHICH MEANS A PERSON CAN SEE AND WILL NOT BUMP INTO STUFF.MHARI KODESH RAV FRANK SAYS YOU CAN NOT USE ELECTRIC LIGHTS FOR THE MITZVA B/C ITS NOT LHADLIK.RAV MOSHE ALSO SAYS ITS NOT GOOD B/C ITS NOT YOUR MASA HADLAKA ITS COM EDISON'S.THE MAHARSHAG SAYS ITS NOT GOOD B/C THERE NO FLAME BY ELECTRIC IT DOES NOT HAVE THE SHAM NAR.THE LEVUSH AND MORDECHI SAY ITS NOT OIL OR WAX SO ITS NOT GOOD.THE BAIS YITZCHAK RAV CHAIM OZER RAV HEINKIN RAV KOTLER SAY IT IS GOOD.RAV SHLOMO ZALMAN AURBACH SAYS YOU CAN USE A FLASHLIGHT.IN A HOSPITAL HUSBAND WHO IS AT HOME SHOULD LIGHT FOR YOU.DO NOT MAKE A BRACHA ON ELECTRIC LIGHTS UNLESS THE HUSBAND IS NOT HOME THEN YOU CAN RELY ON THOSE WHO ARE MAKIL.RAV MOSHE ASKS WHY DO WE NEED CANDLES YOU HAVE ELECTRIC WHAT DO THE CANDLES HELP?RABBI COHEN SAYS ITS KAVOD LIKE A CHASANA.RAV MOSHE TINA IS SOMETIMES THERE A BLACKOUT AND YOU WILL NEED THE SHABBOS CANDLES.THE AMISHTER SHOULD BENCH US TO FINISH SHAS AND GOVER AND OVER IT AGAIN AMEN.
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