TORAH FROM DIXIE, INC.{Get Torah from Dixie delivered to your e-mail each week}Parshat Naso / June 14, 2003 / 14 Sivan 5763 Intriguing thoughts on the weekly Torah portion and festivals produced by the Jewish community of Atlanta.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -THIS WEEK'S QUESTIONI am staying in a hospital during Shabbat. What do I do about lighting candles?We light candles before Shabbat, say our sages, so that 1) The Friday night meal is bathed in light; and 2) We may move freely about the house without tripping over things, which would result in aggravation and diminish Shabbat harmony. For the latter purpose of general light in the home, one may use electric lights. But Torah scholars differ vis a vis our candles on the Shabbat table. Some permit using electric lights (with a blessing); some forbid it; some allow it without a blessing. Rabbi Aron Kotler allowed a hospitalized woman to recite a blessing on electric lights; Rabbi Moshe Feinstein ruled she may use the light, but not recite a blessing.If the hospital does not allow the lighting of candles (which is to be expected), then the electric light should be switched off & then switched back on, so it is clearly for the sake of the mitzvah. As for whether or not to recite the blessing, one should rely on the opinion of her/his local rabbi.-- Rabbi Shmuel WeissSPECIAL SECTIONSAUDIO PHILE: Click here to see our library of online audio Torah classes for your listening enjoyment.BYE-BYE, LOVE? Explore the Jewish world of love, dating, and marriage in our special love section. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH TEMPTATION ISLAND? Read two opposing viewpoints in this special rant.CAN YOU THROW AWAY TORAH FROM DIXIE ARTICLES? Read an article by Rabbi Michael J. Broyde discussing the question. OF PENNANTS AND PENITENCE  Read about the time Rabbi Emanuel Feldman caught a World Series ball and how it lead him to repentance.- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Search this sitepowered by FreeFindMake a contribution to Torah from Dixie. Simply click on the button below:Parshat Naso in a NutshellThe Basics •  Summary of this week's Torah portion• A guide to the Tabernacle - by the Editorial Staff •  Fashion Statement: The Vestments of the High PriestArticles• Riding the waves - by Rabbi Elie Cohen• Spiritual technology - by Rabbi Mordechai Pollock• More articles on Parshat NasoExtras• Audio: A Modern Day Megillah• Audio Class: Where Did The Torah Come From? - by Rabbi Binyomin Friedman • TFD Partner Site: Jewsweek.comARTICLES Vehicle for holiness by Jonathan Fisher
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