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Siman 263 — Who lights the Shabbos licht + cloudy-day timing error

The Alter Rebbe's shitah on the 25 seifim that codify the great corpus of hadlakas neiros — who is mechuyav to light (the isha has precedence), the bracha, kabbalas Shabbos via the lighting, the traveler, Yom Tov.

The 3 levels of limud

LEVEL 01

רמת המתחילים

Base — Beginner

Pedagogical introduction: Hebrew text of the Mechaber and Mishnah Berurah, flowing English translation, key concepts explained, practical cases and summary.

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LEVEL 02

רמת הלמדן

Lamdan — Advanced pilpul

In-depth pilpul: Talmudic sources, shitos of the Rishonim and Acharonim, fundamental chakiros, classic machlokesin, practical nafka minos.

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LEVEL 03

חזרה וסיכום

Master Synthesis

Master synthesis: central axiom, hierarchy of concepts, decision trees, mnemonics, pitfalls to avoid, summary table.

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LEVEL 04

דעת הרב

Daas HaRav — Shitah of the Alter Rebbe

The Shulchan Aruch HaRav on this siman: 25 seifim and 8 Kuntres Acharon entries.

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