Daily Halacha - Is it Permissible to Eat and Drink After Candle Lighting?
Essential Shabbat candle lighting rules: what you need to know about eating and drinking after the blessing
Is it permissible to eat and drink after candle lighting?
A woman who has lit Shabbat candles and afterwards feels thirsty may be lenient and drink until sunset [Yalkut Yosef p. 197].
Is it permissible to light a fluorescent lamp?
When necessary, it is permissible to light a fluorescent lamp in honor of Shabbat, and it appears that there is no restriction on reciting a blessing over it since this lighting also comes from a spark of fire [Yalkut Yosef 5771 p. 725].
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