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Understanding Shabbat Start Time: A Comprehensive Guide to Candle Lighting and Halachic Timing

"The concept of "Shabbat start time" refers to the precise moment when the Jewish Sabbath begins, signaled by the lighting of candles. This moment is not merely a social appointment but a profound transition from the profane to the sacred—the culmination of the workweek and the initiation of a twenty-five-hour period of rest. For observant Jews worldwide, determining exactly when to cease work and welcome the Sabbath is a technical, astronomical, and halachic (legal) task that requires local precision. Shabbat officially begins at sunset, yet religious law mandates that we refrain from work slightly earlier to ensure the sanctity of the day is..."

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