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Lechem Mishlesh?
(Based on Tosfot Pesachim 116a and Aruch haShulchan 274:5 I assume that the man did not fall on Yom Tov and double fell on Erev Yom Tov, and that this is why we have lechem mishne on Yom Tov.)
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Why can't electricity be manipulated on Shabbat?
Why can't we use and change electricity on Shabbat and YomTov? By this I mean why can't we turn on and off lights...?
I'v heard Rabbis say that its because you can't complete a circuit on Shabbat, ...
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Where's the eighth miracle? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Beis Yosef Question
Inspired by this question.
If the sealed jug of oil that they found had enough to light the Menorah for one day, then there were only seven ...
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What can a Menorah be made of?
Are there any halachic limitations on materials that can be used (l'chatchila) to make a Menorah?
For example, can one fulfil the mitzva on a Menorah of ice? How about one of cans, potatoes, or ...
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Are souls in Gehinom (purgatory) spared from suffering on Yom Tov?
The Zohar (quoted here), says that the souls that are undergoing the painful cleansing process of Gehenom (purgatory, hell, see here), are given respite during the 24 hours of Shabbat.
Does the same ...
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Flexibility in choice of verses for morning Kiddush
The morning Kiddush on Shabbat and holidays consists of one or more Torah verses followed by the blessing on the wine (or perhaps other beverage). I have seen in print and in practice various ...
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How does Shabbos/Yom Tov mode on a stove work?
Star-K certifies the shabbos mode on some modern stoves. (Oh how I pine for the day of simple rheostats on electric stoves, and pilot lights on gas stoves! Those were the days...)
Our GE gas stove ...
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Why do we have different customs for the second day of Shmini Atzeret in the diaspora?
In the diaspora, where two days of yomim tovim are celebrated, the second day is typically an exact repetition of the first day. We say the same prayers, make a second Seder on Pesach, make kiddush ...
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Should a man say Shehecheyanu when lighting Yom Tov candles?
In a situation when a man will both be lighting the Yom Tov candles and making Kiddush, when should he make Shehecheyanu?
Do we say only when lighting candles, since that is when the women say it ...
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Fasting on Erev Shabbos/Yom Tov
Is it permitted to fast on Erev Shabbos or Erev Yom Tov? I've heard about people taking on fasts until chatzos, but no later. What is the halacha on this?
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Is braiding challah the melacha of weaving?
Oreig (weaving) does not appear to be a permitted melacha on Yom Tov. Braiding is oreig - may one braid challos on Yom Tov? If so, would it follow that one may braid anything on Yom Tov so long as ...
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Is there some way to turn the electric stove on and off on Yomtov?
We use an electric stove to cook in our house, not fire or gas (aside from the occasional barbecue). To cook on first day Yomtov and more so on second day we would have to leave the stove on from the ...
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Why don't we say Tachanun at Mincha on Erev Shabbat or Erev Yom Tov?
It says in the Rambam that there is a custom not to say Tachanun at Mincha on Erev Shabbos and Yom Tov. What is the reason for this custom?
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Yotz'ros — but no ahavos
Why are there yom tov additions to the first b'racha before sh'mone esre in the morning and to the third, but never to the second?
(In maariv, by contrast, every birchas k'rias sh'ma has yom tov ...
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Shochen Ad, HaKail, HaMelech - why?
Why does the Shaliach Tzibbur start Shacharis on Shabbos from Shochein Ad, on Yom Tov from HaKeil, and on Rosh HaShana/Yom Kippur from HaMelech?
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Why is the Machzor called a Machzor?
The Siddur we use for Yom Tov is known as a Machzor. What does it mean and where did this originate?
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Is Shir HaShirim recited on a Yom Tov that falls on Friday?
There are those (Sephardim and Chassidim, I guess) who have the custom to recite Shir HaShirim on Friday, Erev Shabbat. Do they also recite it on a Friday when Yom Tov leads directly into Shabbat?
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Why not two days for all holidays?
For those outside of Israel the requirement is for two days of yom tov (and sometimes Rosh Chodesh), originally due to uncertainty and now due to tradition. But we don't do this for all holidays even ...
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decree of two days of Yom Tov
The decree of keeping two days of Yom Tov outside of Israel is because Rosh Chodesh used to be determined by Beis Din and its messengers couldn't reach all of exiles in time, thereby requiring people ...
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Should one light Shabbat candles if Friday is yom tov?
Today is the second day of Rosh Hashana, and it happens to be Friday. The holiday will end after Shabbat begins. Should we light candles today?
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Do the chefs need to be present when Eiruv Tavshilin is done?
Do all those who will be cooking in the house need to be present when the Eruv Tavshilin is made, or can one person per household make it, and everyone else benefit from it?
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When's the earliest one can make an Eiruv Tavshilin?
When's the earliest time one can make an Eiruv Tavshilin on erev yom tov?
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May one use a computer script to do something specifically on Shabbos/Yom Tov?
May one run a program or script (or other machine) that will remain inactive (except for a timer, of course) that waits until a certain time on Shabbos/Yom Tov and then performs a function that would ...
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Newspaper delivery on Yom Tov
Is getting a Paper delivered on Yom Tov allowed? If not what may be done with it upon Delivery? as always (CYLOR)
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Halachic status of towns outside biblicaly stipulated boarders of Israel
If your living in Amman Jordan, I believe that you need to keep 2 days of יום טוב. But if your in אילת, you keep 1 day. Why?
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Melacha on Shabbat - At which stage of removal does something become legal?
I had heard of something relating to melacha on Shabbat from an (orthodox!) rabbi who mentioned something really interesting. At a certain level of removal, one can indirectly perform melacha. It was ...
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When would a husband and wife keep different yom tov? [closed]
When would it be possible for a husband and wife to keep yom tov differently - i.e. one of them would keep 1 day while the other would keep 2?
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When do you become “Israeli” as far as the laws regarding doing only 1 day of Hag?
What are the laws that define when should someone do only one day of Yom Tov (Shavuot for example) or 2 days?
For example, how long do you have to stay in Israel? Are there other factors?
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Burial on Yom Tov Sheni
If someone passes away on the first day of Yom Tov - should the burial be done on Yom Tov Sheni? How is it done?
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Why do people outside Eretz Yisroel keep 2 days Yom Tov for Shavuos? [closed]
Possible Duplicate:
Second day of Shavous
Shavuos is one Yom Tov that has nothing to do with the day of the month. It is 50 days after the first day of Pesach. Even in the times of making ...
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Is it halachically possible to earn the fanatic badge in the Diaspora?
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why do we say Pesach seder brachot both nights?
During the Pesach seder, but not during the rest of Pesach, we say b'rachot for the mitzvot of matzah and maror. (I mean the "asher kidshanu b'mitzvotav" b'rachot.) So it seems that we are only ...
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Becoming Bnei Eretz Yisroel on Yom Tov
If someone goes to Israel on Vacation on Yom Tov and decides to stay in Israel to live in Middle of the second day what does he do about Melacha and davening on the Second day of Yom Tov if that very ...
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Early maariv on 2nd day Yom Tov
A shul in my city made an early maariv for the 2nd day of yom tov. Knowing who the Rabbi is, he did not do this out of ignorance. There are 2 issues I am unclear about:
Are there contemporary ...
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Shabbos Chol HaMoed / Shabbos Yom Tov
Why is Kabbolas Shabbos shortened on Shabbos Chol HaMoed / Shabbos Yom Tov?
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Are Cigarettes on Yomtov a Davar Hashaveh Lechol Nefesh?
Besides for the health (and possible chometz) problems involved with smoking, is it possible to define smoking, in this day and age, as a davar hashaveh lechol nefesh, a universally imbibed pleasure, ...
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Why 30 days of preperation
Why exactly 30 days to review the laws of the upcoming holidays is there anything about the number 30 that makes it significant ?
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Repayment of Shabas expenditures
Betza 15-16 says that one's allotment of money for the year doesn't include expenditures for Shabas and yom tov, for which one is repaid according to his outlay. (First off, am I reading that right? ...
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Selling on Amazon.com or Half.com
There are some Rabanim that do not allow you to sell via your own website on Shabbos / Yom Tov. If you sell books on Amazon.com or Half.com where you do not collect the money nor fulfill the order on ...
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Riddle: Which Yom Tov can come out on different Hebrew dates? [closed]
In the times of Kiddush HaChodesh Shavuos which is 50 days after the start of Sefiras HaOmer could come out either 5, 6, or 7 Sivan depending on how many days Nisan and Iyar had. There is still one ...
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Putting something in the mailbox that will be picked up on Shabbos or Yom Tov
Are you allowed to put an envelope in your personal mailbox that will be picked up on Shabbos or Yom Tov?
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If you forgot to make an Eruv Tavshilin
I recall hearing that if you forgot to make an Eruv Tavshilin there is a way to make it on the first day of Yom Tov. Does anyone know how this is done?
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bringing back in garbage pails on Yom Tov
If your garbage gets picked up on Yom Tov are you allowed to bring back into your property your garbage pails on Yom Tov?
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refilling a percolator on Yom Tov
Are you allowed to refill a percolator or hot water urn on Yom Tov?
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Cutting Nails on Chol Hamoed
Is one allowed to cut nails on Chol Hamoed? what about if it's also erev yom tov (like today)?
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Self-study writing a davar avid?
If I am teaching myself a foreign language as a leisure activity, may I write in a workbook on chol hamoed, for the purpose of retaining my knowledge? If I haven't begun, may I start the new language ...
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Cooking on Yom Tov, for Yom Tov
Why can't one cook for the 2nd day of Yom Tov on the first day? Why won't something along the lines of Eiruv Tavshilin (link) help in this case as well?
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Simchas Yom Tov for one's wife: what if she otherwise gets clothes etc.?
A husband is supposed to ensure his wife's Simchas Yom Tov by buying her something (new jewelry, clothes, etc.) for the holiday. If she has already received such an item from a different source, and ...
