Jewish tradition, there are many wonderful holidays and the commandments associated with them, and perhaps the most revered of these is the Sabbath and the rite of spark plugs, held in every Jewish home on the eve of the Sabbath.


Saturday or Sabbath of the Hebrew word for cessation, and represents the crown of spiritual work, when after much effort, we are finishing their correction. We are like the properties of the Creator, the property of love and bestowal, and come to the state called Shabbat - the seventh day of creation or "seventh millennium".


And as a reflection of the material world, on Saturday everything calms down, stops any work, there comes some kind of unusual peace and quiet, families gather in their homes in anticipation of the onset of Shabbat.


Prior to joining pm Shabbat, women clean the house, prepare a festive meal, put on the most beautiful clothes, lit a candle and say a prayer of thanks.


The commandment of the spark plug is performed for 18 minutes before sunset, candles will be lit during the first Shabbos meal, where the table will gather the whole family together will give thanks to the Creator for peace and prosperity in the house to bless the children and the joy of drinking Shabbat wine, and eat the wonderful meal.


Married women traditionally lit two candles, and unmarried girls are older than three years are lit one. Thus, a woman assumes the commandment of Shabbat and can no longer do the work prohibited on Shabbat. Two candles symbolize two forces, the force of bestowal and the force of receiving, on the interaction that develops the whole of creation. The woman represents the home, the desire, and on Saturday, saying a prayer of blessing, she thanks the Creator for peace in the family and the land of Israel, for the opportunity to fulfill the commandments, that is, to correct his desires from reception to bestowal and a joy to meet on Saturday, state the final correction, having at heart the desire to the table for a Saturday many people gathered and divine peace reigns throughout the land.


Anna Istomina