NEW YORK (Rabbi Yair Hoffman 5TJT.com) For some reason, the Mitzvah or custom of looking at the Shabbos candles (See Ramah in Shulchan Aruch 271:10) is not so well known. There are three reasons that are cited for this custom.  The first reason discussed in the Maharil (Hilchos Shabbos 202) is that the Gematria of […]