Shabbos Illuminated: Learning Hilchot Shabbat with Rav Shlomo Katz

Can Shabbos candles be electric? What about fluorescent bulbs or LED lights?

Rav Shlomo Katz dives into the halachic and spiritual criteria for fulfilling the mitzvah of Hadlakat Nerot. What qualifies as a kosher Shabbos light, and why?

What is Shabbos Illuminated: Learning Hilchot Shabbat with Rav Shlomo Katz?

Rav Shlomo Katz journeys through the halachot of Shabbat using the sefer Peninei Halakha by Rav Eliezer Melamed, weaving together clarity in psak with the depth of Chassidus and the soul of niggun. From candle lighting to last-minute preparations, from the halachic to the emotional—each episode is a doorway into a more alive, more rooted Shabbos. Whether you’re just beginning or relearning it all again, come enter the holiness of Shabbos from the inside out.