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Growing up in the Dominican Republic, Wendy Canelones was curious about the custom her grandmother and great-grandmother had of lighting candles on Friday afternoon. She assumed it was just an old habit. But she was unaware -- as were her relatives -- that they were carrying on a centuries-old Jewish tradition of welcoming the Sabbath.