Hi,
Where a pen or other kli shem'lachto l'issur was left on a table before Shabbos, and there is no reason to remove it other than the fact that its presence appears to detract from the honour of Shabbos, one should leave it there. The fact that we don't move it is a greater tribute to the honour of Shabbos.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igros Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:31)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Shabbat: Kavod (Honor). Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shabbat: Kavod (Honor). Show all posts
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Thursday, November 8, 2012
Combating price gouging
Hi,
"Should the non-Jews elevate the price of fish, it would be good to enact that we not purchase fish [for Shabbat]."
(R' Avraham Gombiner, Magen Avraham 242:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Should the non-Jews elevate the price of fish, it would be good to enact that we not purchase fish [for Shabbat]."
(R' Avraham Gombiner, Magen Avraham 242:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Monday, January 9, 2012
Meals on the first afternoon of Yom Tov
Hi,
We are taught not to eat meals in the later afternoon before Shabbat or Yom Tov, lest we ruin our appetite for the Shabbat/Yom Tov meal that night. One who is hungry may eat a meal in the later afternoon [before sunset] of Shabbat/Yom Tov preceding Yom Tov/Shabbat, because those are mitzvah meals themselves. However, one should not time his meal for then, intentionally.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 3:68)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We are taught not to eat meals in the later afternoon before Shabbat or Yom Tov, lest we ruin our appetite for the Shabbat/Yom Tov meal that night. One who is hungry may eat a meal in the later afternoon [before sunset] of Shabbat/Yom Tov preceding Yom Tov/Shabbat, because those are mitzvah meals themselves. However, one should not time his meal for then, intentionally.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 3:68)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Sunday, November 1, 2009
Keeping the table set on Shabbat
Hi,
One should try to keep his table set all of Shabbat, in honor of the royal presence of the day.
Some have done this by arranging three layers of tablecloths before Shabbat, so that when a meal ended they removed the top cloth, and the cloth below was ready. Even if one does not do this, one can make sure that the dining area is nicely arranged even between meals.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 262:1; Aruch haShulchan)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
One should try to keep his table set all of Shabbat, in honor of the royal presence of the day.
Some have done this by arranging three layers of tablecloths before Shabbat, so that when a meal ended they removed the top cloth, and the cloth below was ready. Even if one does not do this, one can make sure that the dining area is nicely arranged even between meals.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 262:1; Aruch haShulchan)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Laundry and Haircuts on Thursday night after Tisha b'Av
Hello,
We interrupt the series on Honesty to note a quirk in this year's Tisha b'Av calendar.
As we noted here, the Beit haMikdash burned until midday on the 10th of Av, and so the mourning practices of the Nine Days continue until then.
However: This year, Tisha b'Av is a Thursday, and we need to start preparing for Shabbat immediately afterward. Therefore, one may bathe, shave and launder clothing right after Tisha b'Av ends. The other mourning practices (such as refraining from music, meat and wine) do continue until midday the following day, which is 1:08 PM this year in Allentown.
(Mishneh Berurah 558:3)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
We interrupt the series on Honesty to note a quirk in this year's Tisha b'Av calendar.
As we noted here, the Beit haMikdash burned until midday on the 10th of Av, and so the mourning practices of the Nine Days continue until then.
However: This year, Tisha b'Av is a Thursday, and we need to start preparing for Shabbat immediately afterward. Therefore, one may bathe, shave and launder clothing right after Tisha b'Av ends. The other mourning practices (such as refraining from music, meat and wine) do continue until midday the following day, which is 1:08 PM this year in Allentown.
(Mishneh Berurah 558:3)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, March 11, 2008
The Fast of Esther, when Purim is Sunday
Hi,
We have been learning about Purim, and the Fast of Esther.
In a year when Purim Day is Sunday, the fast is moved back to the preceding Thursday. We don't move it to Friday, because involvement in the rites of the fast day would distract from preparation for Shabbat.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 686:2, Mishneh Berurah 686:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have been learning about Purim, and the Fast of Esther.
In a year when Purim Day is Sunday, the fast is moved back to the preceding Thursday. We don't move it to Friday, because involvement in the rites of the fast day would distract from preparation for Shabbat.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 686:2, Mishneh Berurah 686:3)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Thursday, December 20, 2007
Beautiful candles
Hi,
We have been learning about Shabbat candles.
One should make sure to use beautiful Shabbat candlesticks. There are two reasons for this: The general concept of beautifying our mitzvot, and the concept of using these candles to increase the pleasure and honor of Shabbat.
For the same reason, one should use a fuel that burns smoothly and does not produce a bad odor. This is one reason why olive oil is preferred over other oils.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 263:1, 264; Mishneh Berurah 263:1, 264:23)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have been learning about Shabbat candles.
One should make sure to use beautiful Shabbat candlesticks. There are two reasons for this: The general concept of beautifying our mitzvot, and the concept of using these candles to increase the pleasure and honor of Shabbat.
For the same reason, one should use a fuel that burns smoothly and does not produce a bad odor. This is one reason why olive oil is preferred over other oils.
(Code of Jewish Law Orach Chaim 263:1, 264; Mishneh Berurah 263:1, 264:23)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Saturday, December 15, 2007
Why we light Shabbat candles
Hello, and welcome to our new format!
We have been learning about lighting Shabbat candles.
We have already pointed out that lighting Shabbat candles may be understood as a function of enjoying Shabbat (as quoted in Mishneh Berurah), or of honoring Shabbat (as the Rambam declared).
A third view maintains that lighting Shabbat candles incorporates both elements, honoring Shabbat and creating enjoyment. Lighting where one eats the Shabbat meal creates honor for the day; lighting in other parts of the home provides enjoyment, for we can more easily move about our homes.
This helps explain why candle-lighting, unique among all of the acts we perform to prepare for Shabbat, has its own blessing.
(Aruch haShulchan, Orach Chaim 263:1-2)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have been learning about lighting Shabbat candles.
We have already pointed out that lighting Shabbat candles may be understood as a function of enjoying Shabbat (as quoted in Mishneh Berurah), or of honoring Shabbat (as the Rambam declared).
A third view maintains that lighting Shabbat candles incorporates both elements, honoring Shabbat and creating enjoyment. Lighting where one eats the Shabbat meal creates honor for the day; lighting in other parts of the home provides enjoyment, for we can more easily move about our homes.
This helps explain why candle-lighting, unique among all of the acts we perform to prepare for Shabbat, has its own blessing.
(Aruch haShulchan, Orach Chaim 263:1-2)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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