Questions tagged [shabbat]
The seventh day of the week and a day of rest. Also use this tag for questions that apply equally to Yom Tov and Shabbat.
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How did the angel in “בבואו מאדום” Zemer make three mistakes?
I have always been puzzled by "בבואו מאדום" Zemer that many sing at Seuda Shlishis (actually found in the Bentcher as part of "Boruch Hashem Yom Yom"):
בְּבוֹאוֹ מֵאֱדוֹם חֲמוּץ בְּגָדִים, זֶבַח ...
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Standing for kaddish
Most of the siddurim by Chacham Ovadia Yosef זצ"ל say to stand at the khatzi kaddish of Shabbat Arvit right before Kryat Shema. I have heard that this minhag is from the Ben Ish Chai (I don't exactly ...
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Earliest Time for Shnayim Mikra
The Mishna Berura allows starting shnayim mikra for the upcoming week after davening Mincha on shabbos (285:7 - כיון שמתחילין במנחתא דשבתא לקרות פרשת שבוע הבא נחשב שוב הקורא כקורא עם הציבור וא"כ מה ...
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Shabbos portion of Tehillim on Shabbos
Look at this answer Tehillim on Shabbos, which says from R' Shlomo Zalman Auerbach that one may say Tehillim on Shabbos for one that is sick if it is done privately. My question is how to reconcile ...
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Can one use an automatic sugar dispenser on shabbat?
An automatic sugar dispenser is a device that mechanically releases a specific amount of sugar (e.g. half a teaspoon) at the press of a button.
No electricity is involved, nor would there seem to be ...
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Muktzeh underpants
If one unfortunately soils his underpants on Shabbat, when he goes to the bathroom to remove the soiled underpants, can he then pick up the underpants in order to put them in the dirty laundry, or ...
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Fruit carving on Shabbat?
There is a technique called Fruit carving, consisting on cutting food into a pleasant shape.
Is it permitted to carve such things on Shabbat? (And on Yom Tov)
Reflection may make a difference between ...
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Shabbat Amidah, which parts
I am following a wonderful audio to learn the Amidah. It is here on Chabad.
I come from an almost non-religious Jewish family and don't really know which prayers to do and so I am following this. ...
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Benefits of and punishments for Shabbat
I really wish to know with sources what are the benefits or rewards of observing Shabbat and what are the punishments for someone who desecrates it. Furthermore, what are the disadvantages of being a ...
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Can you crack and roll a boiled egg on Shabbat, even if the rolling will tear the letters printed on the egg?
Introduction
In an article, Rabbi Gil Student writes that, on Shabbat:
The Mishnah Berurah (340:17) and other authorities ... permit eating cake with letters. However, they do not permit cutting ...
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why is electricity prohibited on shabbos? [duplicate]
What are the reasons the rabbis prohibited electricity on shabbos?
What are the names for those prohibitions (MiDerabonone and/or MiDeoraisa) ?
Thank you all in advance
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Can an electric steamer with a timer be used to cook raw food on Shabbat?
Can one use an electric steamer with a timer to cook a meal for Shabbat lunch?
If one puts raw food on the device and sets a timer before Shabbat for it to be activated on Saturday and start the ...
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What are the earliest starting and latest ending times for shabbat worldwide utc time?
I am writing an app and I want to block of one feature for the entire world for Shabbat.
What would be the earliest time for shabbat to start anywhere in the world during the shortest day of the year?...
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Origin of a tune to Baruch Kel Elyon
When I was growing up in the 1980s, I heard a tune to "ברוך קל עליון" that I've now reproduced to the best of my recollection, except that I sang it a bit faster than I recall it having been sung. ...
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Shaping liquids/foods on Shabbat
Is it allowed on Shabbat to make shapes with food or liquids for dish decoration purposes?
For example: dipping a fork into a sauce and then placing the fork on the plate to make a fork shaped ...
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Why were not all petitionary prayers eliminated on Shabbat? [duplicate]
Jewish teaching is that Shabbat services are for thanks and praise, not for petition [see Berachot Yerushalmi]. That's why the rabbis cut out the middle 13 blessings of the daily Amidah.
But we ...
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Is there any source which says Hashem wanted Adam Harishon to eat from eitz hadaas on shabbos? [duplicate]
I heard there're those who say that the entire sin of Adam HaRishon was the fact that he ate from eitz hadaas before shabbos but Hashem actually intended for him to eat from that tree on shabbos but ...
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(How) have cheap electronics changed the definitions of “muktzeh machmas chisaron kis”?
Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchasa says a radio is muktzeh machamas chisaron kis. -- I'm allowed to pick up and move a hammer if it's in my way on Shabbos, but not something expensive and delicate like a ...
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Apparent contradiction in the law of Hotza’ah (carryng) on shabbath
On Peninei Halakha halachot shabath about Hotza’ah it's written:
Many maintain that as long as one did not stop walking while in the
reshut ha-rabim, the prohibition is only rabbinic, because as ...
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Carrying the Torah around
When the Torah is taken out and is being carried around songs are being sung. I would like to know which songs exist for this part of the service and where I could find traditional tunes for those ...
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Mourners by Kabbalat Shabbat
Is there a source that says that someone has to be with a mourner at all times from when he is asked to leave the shul before Lechu Neranena. As I understand the shamash/ warden asks him to leave and ...
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Why Skip Kabbalas Shabbos on Yom Tov?
In my experience among all Ashkenaz shuls across America, it seems we skip Kabbalas Shabbos when shabbos falls out on Yom Tov. Where did this come from and why?
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A better way to warm up food on shabbat morning
When warming up food on a hot tray on shabbat, most poskim do not allow one to put the food directly on the hot tray, but rather insist on a plate or inverted pot or pan be placed on the hot tray and ...
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A poor person, Chanukah candles v. Shabbos candles, and selling clothing to buy candles
Although one who cannot afford Shabbos candles is not required to sell his clothing to fund them, one who cannot afford Chanuka candles is required to sell his clothing. (Shulchan Aruch O.C. 671.)
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Can children build tents on Shabbos?
I know that there's a problem of boneh to build tents on Shabbos. Does anyone have advice for my kids who love tying sheets between their beds?
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If one accidentally reheats some soup on Shabbos, are they allowed to eat it?
If someone left soup on a hotplate when it was off, forgetting that it was on a timer and would come back on later, can he eat it after the soup is reheated, because you can't do this on Shabbos?
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Reading video reviews on Shabbos [duplicate]
For example the book "Blockbuster Video Guide to Movies and Videos," wherein are listed movies and videos and short descriptions and reviews of said movies and videos. Would it be permitted to read ...
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Would it be mutar to be implanted with a microchip and leave it in over shabbos?
A few years ago a swedish company started implanting employees with rice-sized microchips in the backs of their hands. An american company followed suit. the chips can open doors, grant access to work ...
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Odd flow in shacharis of Shabas [duplicate]
The central benediction of the morning amida prayer on the sabbath reads as follows (in loose translation):
Moses… stood before You on Mt. Sinai. He brought down [from the mountain], by hand,...
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Different Smart/Sport Watches on Shabbat
I looked at some of the other smartwatch threads, and being that they were older, they don't cover the following two cases:
Hybrid Smartwatches
Sports watches
First the assumptions / definitions
I ...
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Is softening a linen garment the end of the laundry process and therefore forbidden on Shabbos (Shabbos 140a)?
Shabbos 140a. Rav Safra permits softening a laundered linen shirt. (Translation and elucidation of the Gemoro below according to Sefaria) - original is:
מיסתמיך ואזיל רב אחא בר יוסף אכתפיה דרב נחמן ...
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Pikuach nefesh vs. muktzeh on Shabbat
I am reading the memoirs of a rabbi, who spent roughly 10 years in the United states in the '50s and the '60s. He claims that after the Kennedy assassination the atmosphere was so strained that he was ...
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Men making Kiddush for women after eating at shul
Women and men are both equally chayiv in kiddush, at least on shabbos. Additionally there is a commonly known rule that a non obligated person (or obligated on a lower level) cannot fulfill a mitzvah ...
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Challah on table while reciting Shabbat kiddush
We are always careful to have the Challah in the Shabbat table when we are going to recite kiddush Friday night (covered of course). Where is this requirement noted?
And is it also required on ...
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Picking up kippah that blew off on shabbat in karmalit
A kippa has blown off someone's head on shabbat in an area without an eruv. The kippa is now on the ground. How should one respond? Would the same apply to dropped gloves or key belts etc.
Pick it up ...
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Melacha and Korbanot in the Beit HaMikdash [duplicate]
We know sacrifices were offered - in the case of burnt offerings, put on the fire- in the Beit HaMikdash on Shabbat and Yom Tov, in fact extra ("Mussaf") offerings were made on such days. In addition ...
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Reciting Psalm 145 three times a day without minyan
As it is commonly known, Berakhot 4b praises the person, who says Psalm 145 three times a day. We do it by reciting Ashrei in the morning as a part of Pesukei dezimrah (Orach Chayim 51:7, Mishneh ...
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Is it permissible to violate Shabbos to prevent one from becoming homeless?
I have heard many times that the concept of the "hashkama minyan" in America began because frum people went to work on Shabbos in order to not be fired and feed their families, and wanted to daven ...
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Difference between Halperin and Tzomet switches?
I am reading about the various so-called Grama and other Shabbat switches developed in Israel for use in hospitals and security situations.
It seems that there was one solution created by Rabbi ...
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Tweeting on Shabbat: d'oraita or d'rabbanan violation?
There was a dangerous situation in my community on Shabbat and I knew (from the amount my house phone was ringing and my cell phone was buzzing) that people I knew across the world would be concerned ...
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Moving a bag containing a Muktzeh item during Shabbat
What is the halacha for a bag that contains a Muktzeh item on Shabbat while containing other non Muktzeh items? Can the bag be moved?
Example: a Tallit bag that contains a bag with Tfillin inside and ...
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TV from Israel on Shabbos [duplicate]
If one owns a restaurant that features news from Israel, can he allow that to be on on Friday afternoon when it is Shabbos in Israel?
In other words if a Jew may benefit before Shabbat from mealcha ...
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Tankless Water Heaters on Shabbos and Yom Tov
I have been trying to understand the issues with tankless water heaters on Shabbos and Yom Tov. (The simple description of how this works can be found here and here).
I found this answer on Mi Yodeya ...
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Using teabags on Shabbos [duplicate]
Is it accepted to use teabags on Shabbos?
Obviously, one would have to leave the teabag in the cup (and leave enough liquid to cover it) so as not to transgress Boirer. It would also need to be a ...
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Mizrachim saying Avinu Malkeinu on Shabbat
I would like to turn around these two questions. We saw that it is problematic to ask personal requests on Shabbat, and certain verses of Avinu Malkeinu correspond to the blessings of the weekday ...
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Why should a הערמה be allowed and what are the guidelines for its use?
Gemoro Shabbos 139b speaks about cases of הערמה translated below as “artifice” or maybe “cheating”.
The scholars said to R. Ashi: See, sir, a Rabbinical disciple. whose
name is R. Huna b. Hiwan — ...
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Getting a shot on Shabbat to prepare one to save a life after Shabbat
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Can we violate Shabbos to inject a vaccine?
This is not a current situation, but reflects a real set of circumstances that does actually happen.
Assuming (as the linked question does) that ...
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Why is Yismach Moshe in the Shabbat Amidah?
On Shabbat morning, the fourth Amidah blessing includes Yismach Moshe:
"Moshe rejoiced in the gift of his portion: That You called him a faithful servant. A crown of splendor You placed on his head ...
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Opening a business on Shabbat with a non Jewish partner
Let's say me and John the non-Jew are partners in a business owning 50 percent each. Can I...
tell John that as far as I'm concerned we'll close on Shabbos but if he wants to keep the business open (...
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Inconsiderate gentile neighbor listening to loud music on Shabbat
Suppose an inconsiderate gentile neighbor were listening to music at a fairly high volume on Shabbat, to the point that you could hear it on your own property. Would one be permitted to:
A) directly ...
