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Year 5773 - Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for Windsor, Ontario

Candle Lighting: 18 mins. before Shkiah | All times local

Date	Time
Friday, August 23, 2013	Light Candles at: 8:04 PM  *
Saturday, August 24, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 9:05 PM  *
Friday, August 30, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:53 PM  *
Saturday, August 31, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 8:52 PM  *

 

Year 5774 - Shabbat Candle Lighting Times for Windsor, Ontario

Candle Lighting: 18 mins. before Shkiah | All times local

Date	Time
Eve of Rosh Hashana Day 1
Wednesday, September 4, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:44 PM  *
Eve of Rosh Hashana Day 2
Thursday, September 5, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:41 PM  *
Rosh Hashana Day 2
Friday, September 6, 2013	Holiday Ends at: 8:40 PM  *
Friday, September 6, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:41 PM  *
Saturday, September 7, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 8:40 PM  *
Fast of Gedalyah
Sunday, September 8, 2013	Fast begins at: 5:39 AM, ends at 5:31 PM  *
Eve of Yom Kippur
Friday, September 13, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:29 PM  *
Yom Kippur
Saturday, September 14, 2013	Holiday Ends at: 8:27 PM  *
Eve of Succoth Day 1
Wednesday, September 18, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:20 PM  *
Eve of Succoth Day 2
Thursday, September 19, 2013	Light Candles at: 8:18 PM  *
Friday, September 20, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:16 PM  *
Saturday, September 21, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 8:14 PM  *
Eve of Shmini Atzereth
Wednesday, September 25, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:07 PM  *
Eve of Simchat Torah
Thursday, September 26, 2013	Light Candles at: 8:05 PM  *
Friday, September 27, 2013	Light Candles at: 7:04 PM  *
Saturday, September 28, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 8:02 PM  *
Friday, October 4, 2013	Light Candles at: 6:52 PM  *
Saturday, October 5, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 7:50 PM  *
Friday, October 11, 2013	Light Candles at: 6:40 PM  *
Saturday, October 12, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 7:38 PM  *
Friday, October 18, 2013	Light Candles at: 6:29 PM  *
Saturday, October 19, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 7:27 PM  *
Friday, October 25, 2013	Light Candles at: 6:18 PM  *
Saturday, October 26, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 7:17 PM  *
Friday, November 1, 2013	Light Candles at: 6:08 PM  *
Saturday, November 2, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 7:08 PM  *
Friday, November 8, 2013	Light Candles at: 5:00 PM
Saturday, November 9, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 6:01 PM
Friday, November 15, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:53 PM
Saturday, November 16, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:55 PM
Friday, November 22, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:47 PM
Saturday, November 23, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:50 PM
Eve of Chanukah - First Day
Wednesday, November 27, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:45 PM
Friday, November 29, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:44 PM
Saturday, November 30, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:47 PM
Friday, December 6, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:42 PM
Saturday, December 7, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:46 PM
Tenth of Teveth (fast)
Friday, December 13, 2013	Fast begins at: 6:22 AM, ends at 5:31 PM
Friday, December 13, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:42 PM
Saturday, December 14, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:47 PM
Friday, December 20, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:44 PM
Saturday, December 21, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:49 PM
Friday, December 27, 2013	Light Candles at: 4:48 PM
Saturday, December 28, 2013	Shabbat Ends: 5:53 PM
Friday, January 3, 2014	Light Candles at: 4:54 PM
Saturday, January 4, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 5:59 PM
Friday, January 10, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:01 PM
Saturday, January 11, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:06 PM
Friday, January 17, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:09 PM
Saturday, January 18, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:13 PM
Friday, January 24, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:17 PM
Saturday, January 25, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:21 PM
Friday, January 31, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:26 PM
Saturday, February 1, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:29 PM
Friday, February 7, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:35 PM
Saturday, February 8, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:38 PM
Friday, February 14, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:44 PM
Saturday, February 15, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:46 PM
Friday, February 21, 2014	Light Candles at: 5:53 PM
Saturday, February 22, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 6:55 PM
Friday, February 28, 2014	Light Candles at: 6:02 PM
Saturday, March 1, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 7:03 PM
Friday, March 7, 2014	Light Candles at: 6:10 PM
Saturday, March 8, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 7:11 PM
Fast of Esther
Thursday, March 13, 2014	Fast begins at: 6:24 AM, ends at 8:03 PM  *
Friday, March 14, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:19 PM  *
Saturday, March 15, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:19 PM  *
Friday, March 21, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:27 PM  *
Saturday, March 22, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:28 PM  *
Friday, March 28, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:35 PM  *
Saturday, March 29, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:36 PM  *
Friday, April 4, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:43 PM  *
Saturday, April 5, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:44 PM  *
Friday, April 11, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:50 PM  *
Saturday, April 12, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:53 PM  *
Eve of Pesach Day 1
Monday, April 14, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:54 PM  *
Eve of Pesach Day 2
Tuesday, April 15, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:56 PM  *
Pesach Day 2
Wednesday, April 16, 2014	Holiday Ends at: 8:58 PM  *
Friday, April 18, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:58 PM  *
Saturday, April 19, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:01 PM  *
Eve of Pesach Day 7
Sunday, April 20, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:00 PM  *
Eve of Pesach Day 8
Monday, April 21, 2014	Light Candles at: 9:04 PM  *
Pesach Day 8
Tuesday, April 22, 2014	Holiday Ends at: 9:05 PM  *
Friday, April 25, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:06 PM  *
Saturday, April 26, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:10 PM  *
Friday, May 2, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:14 PM  *
Saturday, May 3, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:19 PM  *
Friday, May 9, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:22 PM  *
Saturday, May 10, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:28 PM  *
Friday, May 16, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:29 PM  *
Saturday, May 17, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:37 PM  *
Friday, May 23, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:36 PM  *
Saturday, May 24, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:45 PM  *
Friday, May 30, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:42 PM  *
Saturday, May 31, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:52 PM  *
Eve of Shavuoth Day 1
Tuesday, June 3, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:45 PM  *
Eve of Shavuoth Day 2
Wednesday, June 4, 2014	Light Candles at: 9:56 PM  *
Shavuoth Day 2
Thursday, June 5, 2014	Holiday Ends at: 9:56 PM  *
Friday, June 6, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:47 PM  *
Saturday, June 7, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:58 PM  *
Friday, June 13, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:51 PM  *
Saturday, June 14, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 10:02 PM  *
Friday, June 20, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:54 PM  *
Saturday, June 21, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 10:05 PM  *
Friday, June 27, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:55 PM  *
Saturday, June 28, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 10:05 PM  *
Friday, July 4, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:54 PM  *
Saturday, July 5, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 10:04 PM  *
Friday, July 11, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:52 PM  *
Saturday, July 12, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 10:00 PM  *
17th of Tamuz (fast)
Tuesday, July 15, 2014	Fast begins at: 4:20 AM, ends at 9:41 PM  *
Friday, July 18, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:47 PM  *
Saturday, July 19, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:55 PM  *
Friday, July 25, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:42 PM  *
Saturday, July 26, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:48 PM  *
Friday, August 1, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:34 PM  *
Saturday, August 2, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:39 PM  *
Tisha B'av (fast)
Tuesday, August 5, 2014	Fast ends at 9:19 PM  *
Friday, August 8, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:26 PM  *
Saturday, August 9, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:29 PM  *
Friday, August 15, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:16 PM  *
Saturday, August 16, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:18 PM  *
Friday, August 22, 2014	Light Candles at: 8:06 PM  *
Saturday, August 23, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 9:06 PM  *
Friday, August 29, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:54 PM  *
Saturday, August 30, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:54 PM  *
Friday, September 5, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:43 PM  *
Saturday, September 6, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:42 PM  *
Friday, September 12, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:30 PM  *
Saturday, September 13, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:29 PM  *
Friday, September 19, 2014	Light Candles at: 7:18 PM  *
Saturday, September 20, 2014	Shabbat Ends: 8:16 PM  *

 

Note: Shabbat begins minutes before sunset.  Shabbat ends astronomical calculation minutes after sunset

*IMPORTANT: Times noted with an (*) indicate that Daylight Saving Time is in effect in this area.  The listings have been adjusted accordingly.

Blessings and Instructions for Shabbat Candles

Lighting Shabbat candles on Friday as evening approaches delineates the beginning of Shabbat. Tradition teaches us that we are partners with God.  Candle lighting is a sacred deed which allows us to symbolically participate in the act of creation: "Let there be light."  Traditionally, two candles are lit, representing the two times that the fourth Commandment is cited in the Torah: "Remember – Zachor" (Ex. 20:8)/Observe – Shamor" (Dt. 5:12) the Sabbath Day."

Shabbat candles serve at least two purposes: (shalom bayit -- harmony in the home), for they provide light and a "candle light" atmosphere for the Friday night meal, and ( oneg Shabbat -- the joy of Shabbat), as they symbolize the light and gladness that Shabbat provides for us.  In order to fulfill both purposes, the candles should be lit at the place where the meal will be eaten.

To prepare for candle lighting, look up the correct candle-lighting time above, or obtain a calendar with Jewish information from a local organization.  Candles are lit between a half hour and 15 minutes before sunset with many authorities holding that the proper time is at least 18 minutes before.  Choose a place for the candles to stay throughout Shabbat.  Set your candles in the candlesticks and have a match and matchbook set beside them.  Finally, at candle-lighting time, assemble the family.

The order for lighting candles at the beginning of Shabbat is unique.  Normally a brakhah is said immediately before doing a mitzvah, fulfilling a commandment, and the mitzvah follows without interruption after the brakhah.  Since Shabbat starts once we say the brakhah, we cannot light the candles after saying the brakhah.  We solve this problem by performing this mitzvah in the following order:

• 1. Light the Shabbat candles.  Every Jew is obligated to light candles; when both man and woman are present, traditionally the woman has lit them for all who are present because this is one of the mitzvot traditionally assigned to women.
• 2. Many follow the custom of drawing their hands to their faces three times in a circular motion, beckoning Shabbat to enter.

• 3. After the third circle, the person saying the brakhah closes her/his eyes and/or shields the eyes with the hands and says the brakhah.

Barukh atah Adonai Eloheinu, melekh ha'olam, asher kid'shanu b'mitzvotav v'tzivanu l'hadlik ner shel Shabbat.

Praised are You, Adonai our God, Who rules the universe, instilling in us the holiness of mitzvot by commanding us to kindle the light of Shabbat.

• 4. After the brakhah, the eyes are uncovered, and the person who has made the brakhah then looks at what are now the lit Shabbat candles for the first time.  Personal prayers of thanks may be silently added after the brakhah.  It is customary for everyone to wish each other "Shabbat Shalom."