Yom Tov Matches in a Large Box for Candle Lighting #313

A large box of matches, kept for Yom Tov. Item #313 is the full-size box rather than the pocket size, which is the version that belongs on the shelf beside the licht instead of buried in a kitchen drawer. Sticks long enough to reach down into a candlestick without burning fingers, and enough of them in one box to get through a three-day Yom Tov without rationing.

The reason to buy these specifically is that Yom Tov candle lighting works differently from Shabbos. The flame has to be carried from an existing fire rather than struck fresh, which means going back and forth to a yahrtzeit licht or a pilot flame repeatedly across the chag, and a short match is a genuine nuisance in that job. A large box covers the second night, the second day and havdalah at the end of it.

Worth buying more than one before Tishrei. Between Rosh Hashanah, Yom Kippur, Sukkos, Shemini Atzeres and Simchas Torah, a single household burns through matches faster than anyone plans for, and running short in the middle of a chag is the one avoidable problem here.

• Malchut design #313

Sold by Judaica Square, Lakewood NJ. Free shipping on orders over $75. Returns within 15 days.