How to Choose Your Hadlakas Neiros Set
With so many beautiful options, here is a simple way to find the right pieces for your table or your gift.
1. Start with the tray.
The tray is the foundation of the whole setup. Measure the space where you light, and choose a size that fits your candlesticks with a little room to spare. Larger trays suit tall candelabras and homes that light many candles; compact trays are ideal for smaller tables or travel.
2. Decide how much you want to hold.
Think about how many licht you light and whether you want a spot for matches, an oil jug, and a bracha card all in one place. If you light a candle for each child, choose a tray with enough width to grow with your family.
3. Build a set or buy it ready-made.
A complete Hadlakas Neiros set keeps everything coordinated: tray, match holder, tzedakah box, and a matching tabletop card. Buying the set is the easiest route for a gift. Prefer to mix? Pair any tray with a match holder and a card in the same style.
4. Choose your style and finish.
Feldart offers classic, artwork, wave, and leatherite designs in gold and silver. Match the finish to your existing Shabbos and Judaica decor so the whole table feels intentional.
5. Confirm the nusach.
Bracha cards and engraved pieces come in different nuschaos. Choose Ashkenaz, Sefard, or Edut Mizrach to match your family's custom.
6. Think about gifting.
A Hadlakas Neiros set is a meaningful gift for a kallah, a new home, a bas mitzvah, or a hostess. Feldart pieces arrive beautifully packaged and ready to give.
Care: Feldart's lucite pieces are easy to maintain. Wipe clean with a soft, dry or slightly damp cloth, and avoid harsh chemicals so the finish stays brilliant for years.
The Meaning Behind Hadlakas Neiros
Hadlakas Neiros is the mitzvah of lighting candles to usher in Shabbos. It is traditionally performed by the woman of the home (or by a man when no woman is present) shortly before sunset on Friday afternoon, and it marks the moment the week ends and the peace of Shabbos begins.
Why two candles?
The widespread custom is to light at least two candles, corresponding to the two expressions of the Shabbos commandment: "Zachor" (remember) and "Shamor" (guard). Many women have the beautiful custom of adding a candle for each child, so the light on the table grows together with the family.
A moment of light and tefillah
After kindling the flames, it is customary to cover the eyes, recite the bracha, and take a private moment for heartfelt tefillah. The candles are associated with shalom bayis, peace in the home, and the warmth and clarity that light brings into a space. It is a quiet, powerful few seconds that many describe as the emotional heart of the week.
The bracha
Baruch atah Hashem, Elokeinu Melech haolam, asher kideshanu bemitzvosav vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbos Kodesh.
(Blessed are You, Hashem our God, King of the universe, who has sanctified us with His commandments and commanded us to kindle the light of the holy Shabbos.)
Giving as you light
Many have the custom to give a few coins to tzedakah just before lighting, which is why a tzedakah box sits so naturally alongside the candles. A dedicated tray brings all of these elements together: the licht, the matches, the bracha, and the act of giving, in one place set aside for the mitzvah.
What Is Hadlakas Neiros?
Hadlakas Neiros is the mitzvah of lighting candles to usher in Shabbos and Yom Tov, traditionally performed by women and girls. The minhag is to light at least two candles, representing "zachor" and "shamor," the two ways the Torah commands us to remember and guard Shabbos. Many women add a candle for each child. The lights bring oneg (enjoyment), kavod (honor), and shalom bayis (peace) into the home.
Why Use a Candle Lighting Tray or Set?
A dedicated Hadlakas Neiros tray keeps your candles, matches, and bracha card organized in one elegant place, protects your surface from wax, and turns a weekly mitzvah into a beautiful moment. Coordinated sets make the table feel complete.
What's Often Included
- A lucite candle lighting tray
- A matchbox holder
- A Hadlakas Neiros bracha card
- Coordinating candlesticks or inserts
Types at Feldart
- Hadlakos Neiros trays
- Complete candle lighting sets
- Lucite bracha cards with the candle lighting tefillah
- Matchbox holders and accessories
How to Choose
Consider how many candlesticks you light, the table space you have, whether you want a matching card and matchbox holder, and a finish, clear lucite or warm accents, that suits your home.
A Meaningful Judaica Gift
A Hadlakas Neiros set is a cherished gift for a kallah, a bas mitzvah, or a new home, used every Erev Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Quality Materials & Easy Care
Crafted from durable lucite and acrylic that wipe clean, with wax lifting off easily and no polishing required.
Complete Your Shabbos Table
Coordinate your candle lighting set with Feldart challah boards, bencher sets, and Havdalah pieces for a unified Shabbos table from candle lighting to Havdalah.
Related categories: Hadlakos Neiros Trays, Hadlakos Neiros Cards, Hadlakos Neiros Sets, Challah Boards Covers & Knives.
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