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Lighting a candle:<a href="//F4B08389-AE45-496B-B11B-82C282BF7BC5#_ftn1" name="_ftnref1">[1]</a> [Shulchan Aruch]
It is customary to light a candle at the time of the Bris Mila. [Some are accustomed to light a candle near the child starting right after the birth of a boy in order to protect them from Mazikin. This applies especially the night before the Bris.<a href="//F4B08389-AE45-496B-B11B-82C282BF7BC5#_ftn2" name="_ftnref2">[2]</a>]
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<a href="//F4B08389-AE45-496B-B11B-82C282BF7BC5#_ftnref1" name="_ftn1">[1]</a> Rama Y.D. 265:5; Shach 265:21; Tosafus Sanhedrin 32b; Sefer Shemiras Haguf Vihanefesh [Lerner] 150:11
<a href="//F4B08389-AE45-496B-B11B-82C282BF7BC5#_ftnref2" name="_ftn2">[2]</a> Zecher David 1:22; Sefer Shemiras Haguf Vihanefesh [Lerner] 150:11

Shulchan Aruch HaRav | 7. Lighting a candle

* This article is an excerpt from the above Sefer *As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Buy in Paperback or Kindle Buy on Apple Books Purchase on our website WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Lighting a candle:[1] It is customary to light a