Quoting%20commentary for Shabbat 41:4
אמר רבה פתילות שאמרו חכמים אין מדליקין בהן בשבת מפני שהאור מסכסכת בהן שמנים שאמרו חכמים אין מדליקין בהן מפני שאין נמשכין אחר הפתילה
I from its kernels oil is manufactured, and under its branches rest all the sick of the West [i.e., Palestine]. Raba said: As to the wicks which the Sages said that you must not kindle therewith for the Sabbath, [the reason] is because their flame burns unevenly.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' In a notched manner, as it were (Rashi). Jast.: the flame nibbles at them, producing sputtering sparks. ');"><sup>6</sup></span>
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