Silver candle holders, a favorite accessory in Jewish culture

Usefulness of silver candle holders in Jewish households

• The silver candle holders would be the perfect form of gift for someone during any kind of particular Jewish ceremony.

• There is a definite use of these silver candle holders during the traditional lightning process on the eve of Sabbath and also on Holidays.

• The lightning candles that are put into these decorative candle holders, is an act which is considered to be a distinctive sign of a Jewish Sabbath and Holiday.

• It is quite interesting to know that the lightning of candles, which are put in these metal candle holders, are done by women in most of the cases in Jerusalem.

The holy act of lighting of candles in Jewish tradition

The mother has the sole right to light a candle according to the Ashkenazic tradition. While on the other hand the daughters have the right to light each and every candle of their own, put into silver candle holders, according to the tradition of Sephardic. During the time of lightning of the candles a special kind of blessing is being recited over this act, such as “...blessed art thou who sanctified us and commanded us to light the candles of the Shabbat/Holiday.”

Various traditions regarding lighting of candles in Jewish culture

There are a number of traditions that are attached to the number of candles that requires to be lit up during Sabbath or Holidays. Mostly it is found that a number women who are engaged in lightning of candles during Sabbath or Holidays, usually lights up two candles in totality. One of the candles that are being lit during Sabbath or Holiday is meant for ‘Shamor’ to ‘keep the Sabbath’. And the other candle is lit up women for the ‘Zahor’ to ‘remember the Sabbath’.

The lighting up of the candles, put in silver candle holders, and which are lit up by women are the two different ways in which Jewish Sabbath is being observed by Jewish families. In some of the cases it has been observed that many Jewish women also light up separate candles for each individual members of the family.

The Kabbalah has mentioned that only seven candles can be lit up by women in totality during the time of Sabbath or Holidays. The silver candle holders are very useful for those families who light up two candles during the time of Sabbath or Holidays.

Holiness of lightning of candles

There is a belief among the Jewish people that candles which are lit up during Sabbath or Holidays add on to the light to the home and also offers peacefulness to the household. The brilliant tradition of lightning up of candles during Sabbath or Holidays can be well maintained by every Jewish household as they put up the candles in one of these silver candle holders.

Designs of silver candle holders

There are a number of fascinating designs in case of silver candle holders and these includes