Request your
monthly
Shabbat candles.

Leave your details. Each month we’ll send a package of Shabbat candles to your door, along with a few short words of Torah from Chabad.org.

How it works

A simple way to welcome Shabbat each week.

Sign up once. A package arrives each month. On Friday, light the candles and welcome the holy day into your home.

01

Share your details

Tell us your name, email, phone, and mailing address so we can ship candles to your door.

02

A package arrives

Each month you’ll receive Shabbat candles, plus a few short divrei Torah drawn from Chabad.org, with links to read more.

03

Light before sunset

On Friday, light eighteen minutes before sunset. According to Chabad custom, girls from about age three light one candle; after marriage, women light two or more.

A few words of Torah

Light that brings peace into the home.

These short teachings are drawn from Chabad.org. Please visit the linked pages to read each article in full. All content is presented with gratitude and attribution to Chabad.org.

Shabbat candles are traditionally a woman’s mitzvah. Girls begin lighting when they can recite the blessing — at about three years of age. Until marriage, women and girls light one candle; after marriage, women light two, and some add a candle for each child.
Adapted from Shabbat Candles — Feminine Light on Chabad.org
After the candles are lit, it is customary to draw the hands inward three times, cover the eyes, and recite the blessing. Those moments, with eyes still covered, are an especially auspicious time for a private prayer to G-d.
Adapted from How to Light Shabbat Candles — The Candle Lighting Procedure on Chabad.org

FAQ

Everything you may want to know.

A first-draft guide to the program. A few details — including cost, shipping region, and the exact package — still need your decision before launch.

Who is this for?

Jewish girls and women who would like to light Shabbat candles each Friday. According to Chabad custom, girls begin lighting when they can recite the blessing — at about three years of age — and light one candle. After marriage, women light two candles, and some add a candle for each child.

A parent or guardian should complete this form on behalf of a young girl. Whether the program will be limited to a certain age range or shipping region has not yet been decided.

How much does it cost?

This draft is written as if the monthly package is free, made possible by the generosity of donors — in the same spirit as GetTefillin.com. Whether the program will be entirely free or a modest paid subscription is still an open question.

What’s in the package?

A supply of Shabbat candles for the month, plus a few short divrei Torah sourced from Chabad.org, with links so you can read more. The exact number of candles and the printed materials will be finalized before the first shipment.

When does it ship?

Packages are intended to go out each month, in time for you to have candles for every Shabbat. The exact shipping calendar — and whether holiday candles will be included when a Yom Tov falls that month — will be set before launch.

When do I light the candles?

Shabbat candles are lit on Friday, eighteen minutes before sunset — and never after sunset. Look up the candle-lighting time for your city on Chabad.org’s Shabbat Candle-Lighting Times. For the blessing and the step-by-step procedure, see Blessings & Instructions for Shabbat Candles.

How do I unsubscribe?

Email us at info@getshabbatcandles.com and we will stop the shipments. You are welcome to write with any other question as well.