182 Torah Book & Portion, Book of Exodus, Vayakhel (Exodus 35:1-38:20), Source Book Keys, AMEMEI EXODUS | 35:3 kindle — EXOD1059 [T]here is a positive rabbinic mitzvah t... EXOD1059 [T]here is a positive rabbinic mitzvah to light candles before Shabbat that will burn on Shabbat. Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 263:2. On the other hand, lighting a fire on Shabbat itself is absolutely forbidden [this verse, codified in Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 261:1]. Thus, lighting a fire one minute before nightfall is a mitzvah. One minute later, lighting that same fire is a sin. Thus, the sensitivity to time is needed by the Jew to know that small differences between day and night, between mitzvah and sin. Share Print Source KeyAMEMEIVerse35:3Keyword(s)kindleSource Page(s)285 Switch article EXODUS | 35:2 rest — EXOD1058 See [[EXOD973]] Exodus 31:14 keep AMEMEI... Previous Article EXODUS | 35:3 kindle — EXOD1060 We should take special care not to quarr... Next Article