{"id":17554,"date":"2026-01-09T16:28:22","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T14:28:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17554"},"modified":"2026-03-06T16:29:30","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T14:29:30","slug":"17554","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/17554\/","title":{"rendered":"Shabbat Candle Lighting for a Blind Woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"4\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"12\">Magen Avraham<\/b> (Siman 263) permits this <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"51\">L&#8217;chatchila<\/b> (initially), stating that it is not necessary for the husband to light instead. However, the <b data-path-to-node=\"4\" data-index-in-node=\"156\">Mishna Berurah<\/b> writes that it is proper for her husband to light.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"5\">Nevertheless, if she has been accustomed to lighting the candles herself until now, she should continue to do so. The consensus among the authorities (<i data-path-to-node=\"5\" data-index-in-node=\"151\">Poskim<\/i>) is merely that it is &#8220;good&#8221; or preferable for the husband to light in this specific case, but not a strict requirement. Therefore, if she wishes, she may light the candles herself and recite the blessing, especially if this has been her established custom.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17554","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Shabbat Candle Lighting for a Blind Woman - Ish Tsadik<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/17554\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Shabbat Candle Lighting for a Blind Woman - Ish Tsadik\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Magen Avraham (Siman 263) permits this L&#8217;chatchila (initially), stating that it is not necessary for the husband to light instead. 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