I’ve been taught that blowing out matches or candles can call sheidim and therefore we wave the match instead of blowing it; and we press the candle wick with 2 fingers to extinguish it. We also do not whistle with the lips for the same reason.
I’ve been taught that blowing out matches or candles can call sheidim and therefore we wave the match instead of blowing it; and we press the candle wick with 2 fingers to extinguish it. We also do not whistle with the lips for the same reason.