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But some say that is permitted, and according to them one may use an astrolabe on Shabbat. … On the other hand, it seems that if the sole purpose of studying is for an exam that will occur after Shabbat, then, this may be a prohibition of hachanah - preparing on Shabbat for a weekday. …

I think you can start getting some ideas by reading this Rabbi Kaganoff article. It won't answer every type of instant food around, but it should give you some ideas of the main rules. Before starting …

I would agree that Shabbat clean-up can pose some challenges, and it's not just because of various melachot. … Granted, not everything can be cooked in disposable tins, but, they can be warmed in them (including soup, if you warm it before Shabbat starts.) …

and, moreso, Gentiles are absolutely puzzled as to why one may run around an athletic field (strenuous exercise is prohibited according to many for a separate reason that is not related to melacha) on Shabbat … Many of the Shabbat laws, I find, I do even if I don't understand them. I implicitly trust a rabbi's opinion, unless it's clearly obvious to me that he's wrong. …

(Tish'a B'Av actually does occur on Shabbat as it will in a few months, HOL"T.) …

There are no liturgical changes at all from what is done on a "regular" Shabbat. … See this M.Y. question regarding reciting Pirkei Avot on this Shabbat. One is allowed to eat meat for the "final meal". …

In many shuls, this is nothing more than a space constraint, esp. if the Shabbat davening is in a chapel during weekdays and a bigger shul on Shabbat. … On Shabbat, these shuls attract more people and families, and often, younger stronger men can carry the Torah with its crown. …

Parshat Zachor . See this Wikipedia article for more info.

When Tisha B'av begins after Shabbat, as it does this year, we begin fasting after sundown before Shabbat is over. … Does beginning the fast during Shabbat not violate the concept of oneg Shabbat? Why is the fast allowed to begin before Shabbat is over? …

My rav explained a simple rule: "If you can pick it up with a fork, it's solid. If you can't and you need a spoon, it's liquid." Based on this idea, it seems that the gelled chicken gravy is OK. So …

In viewing the Shabbat zemirot, I noticed that some were listed for the evening, some for the afternoon, and some for the 3rd meal. …

It does not mean, "The seventh day should be called 'Shabbat'." … You don't see it called "Shabbat" anywhere. Second, we see the word וַיִּשְׁבֹּת which has the root form שבת meaning "to rest". …

You are correct that Shabbat and "Chol" are opposites. But, the term "Shabbat" is a modifier for the entire term "Chol Hamo'ed" which describes the entire 4 or 5 days, themselves. … In other words think of it as the Shabbat of the "Chol Hamo'ed" period. …

Dinonline cites rulings and opinions by Rav Shlomo Auerbach and Nishmas Avraham. See, also, this related M.Y. question for additional references.

However, on Shabbat and Yom Tov, I have seen it placed in one of 3 places for both Nusach Ashkenaz and Sefard: Beginning of service just before start of Psukei Dezimra Just after Chazzan's Shacharit … Why is there this flexibility on Shabbat / Yom Tov but not during the weekday? Speculation: It's either the day itself or the fact that we say Musaph that creates the ambiguity. …