The reward for care in mitzvot

Hi,

"Rav Huna said: One who is careful regarding Shabbat lights and Chanukah lights will merit to have children who are Torah scholars. [Rashi explains that this is linked to the verse, 'For a mitzvah is a lamp, and the Torah is light.']

"One who is careful regarding mezuzah will merit to have a beautiful dwelling.

"One who is careful regarding the tzitzit will merit to have a nice garment.

"One who is careful regarding the mitzvah of kiddush will merit to fill barrels of wine."

(Talmud, Shabbat 23b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

The Menorah, the Shabbat Candle, Kiddush and Peace

Hi,

Introductory note: One of the main purposes of Shabbat lights/candles is to illuminate the home, so that people will not trip over things or get into fights in their frustration in the dark.

"If a person must choose [financially] between Shabbat lights and Chanukah lights, or between Shabbat lights and kiddush for Shabbat, then Shabbat lights have precedence, for the sake of domestic peace...

"Peace is great, for the entire Torah was given for the sake of creating peace in the world, as it is written, 'Its paths are paths of pleasantness, and all of its ways are peace (Proverbs 3:17).'"

(Maimonides, Mishneh Torah, Laws of Chanukah 4:14)

Have a great day,
Mordechai