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Before turning on the string lights, they looked at where they would eat.
Shall I turn on the string lights first?
As evening fell, Ara held their plug by the power bank. Jin brought over a dish to share.
Hang on. I can barely see my plate.
Jin sat down and leaned toward his plate. Ara looked down at the dim table, too.
Then let's light the table first.
Ara plugged the table lamp into the power bank. Warm light fell across their hands and plates.
Dinner began under the little lamp.
The string lights stayed off. Jin and Ara shared the food at the brightened table.
Rava gives priority to the lamp inside the home when a household can afford either that lamp or the Hanukkah lamp, for the sake of peace at home.
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Shabbat 23b:3 · Read the source ↗Ara brought out the string lights to decorate the balcony. When Jin set out the food, they both noticed how dark the table was. They had one power source available, so Ara turned on the table lamp to light their hands and plates. They chose the light that would help them share dinner.
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In Shabbat 23b:3, Rava considers a household that cannot afford oil for both the Shabbat lamp inside the home and the Hanukkah lamp. He gives priority to the lamp inside for the sake of peace at home. He also gives it priority over wine for Shabbat kiddush. When the choice is between the Hanukkah lamp and kiddush wine alone, he favors the Hanukkah lamp to publicize the miracle. The wisdom line paraphrases the first choice. Jin and Ara's balcony dinner and their choice of lights are modern fiction created with the help of AI.
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