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MB3 39a: Proper Oils for Shabbos Candles (264:3-6)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Any oil can be used provided that it doesn't emit a foul odor and that it burns cleanly. Using problematic oil together with permissible types of oil. Using electric lights to fulfill the mitzvah of neirot shabbat.

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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