Extinguishing Yahrzeit Candle
Question
Today is the anniversary of my mother’s death.
Due to water damage to our bathroom we are currently staying in a hotel at night.
I come back to the house to attend to various tasks and use our computer during the day.
Our insurance company is moving us to another hotel tomorrow.
I do not want to leave a lit candle unattended in an empty house but the hotel has a No open flame policy and I don’t want to leave an unattended candle in a hotel room either.
Is it permissible to douse the candle when I leave the house to go back to the hotel and relight the candle tomorrow when I come back to my house?
Answers
Please accept my Brachah that you be blessed with a long healthy life. And please accept my heartfelt prayer that you are able to return to your home very, very soon.
It is absolutely permissible to extinguish the Yahrzeit candle and to relight it tomorrow when you return to your home.
Best wishes from the AskTheRabbi.org Team