e a light from the wood pile in the house of burning."(98) And
in the suburbs "when the fire has sufficiently lighted the greater part."
Rabbi Judah says, "from the coals however little" (kindled before the
Sabbath).

Chapter II

1. "With what may they light (lamps) on the Sabbath?" "And with what may
they not light?" "They may not light with cedar moss, nor with unhackled
flax, nor with floss silk, nor with a wick of willow, nor with a wick of
nettles, nor with weeds from the surface of water, nor with pitch, nor
with wax, nor with castor oil, nor with the defiled oil of heave-offering,
nor with the tail, nor with the fat." Nahum the Median said, "they may
light with cooked fat." But the Sages say, "whether cooked or uncooked,
they must not light with it."

2. They must not light with the defiled oil of the heave-offering on a
holiday. Rabbi Ishmael said, "they must not light with pitch dregs for the
honor of the Sabbath." But the Sages allow all oils, "with sesame oil,
with nut oil, with radish oil, with fish oil, with colocynth oil, with
pitch dregs and naphtha." Rabbi Tarphon said, "they must only light with
olive oil."

3. "They must not light with anything that grows from wood, except flax.
And all that grows from wood does not contract the uncleanness of
tents,(99) except flax." "A wick of cloth folded but not singed?" Rabbi
Eliezer says, "it contracts uncleanness, and they must not light it."
Rabbi Akiba says, "it is clean, and they may light it."

4. A man must not perforate an eggshell, and fill it with oil, and put it
on the mouth of the lamp, because it drops, even though it be of pottery.
But Rabbi Judah "allows it." "But if the potter joined it at first?" "It
is allowed, since it is one vessel." A man must not fill a bowl of oil,
and put it by the side of the lamp, and put the end of the wick into it
because it imbibes. But Rabbi Judah "allows it."

5. "Whoever extinguishes the lamp because he fears the Gentiles, or
robbers, or a bad spirit, or that the sick may sleep?" "He is free." "He
spares the lamp?" "He spares the oil?" "He spares the wick?" "He is
guilty." But Rabbi Jose frees in all cases except the wick, because "it
makes coal."

6. For three transgressions women die in the hour of childbirth: when they
neglect times, and the dough offering,(100) and lighting the Sabbath lamp.

7. Three things are necessary for a man to say in his house on the eve of
the Sabbath at dusk. "Have you t