articles on Preparations for Shabbat, Entrance and Exit
Lessons on Preparations for Shabbat, Entrance and Exit
Shabbat Meal for Shema/Sefira
When we make early Shabbat, is it better, when nighttime falls, to recite Kri’at Shema and sefirat ha’omer during the meal or to wait until after the meal?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 16 5782
Disposing of Tea Light Leftovers
I read that one should not throw directly into the garbage mitzva-related objects. Should I wrap in plastic the leftover shell and wax residue from “tea light” Shabbat candles?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Iyar 8 5782
Forgetting Shabbos Candles
After Shabbos began, I noticed that I had forgotten to light one of my candles. Must I light an additional candle in the future? “I was unable to light my Shabbos lights because of circumstances beyond my control. Must I begin lighting an additional candle every week in the future?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar I 29 5782
Men Lighting Early in Yerushalayim
Should single men in Yerushalayim light 40 minutes before sunset like women do?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Tevet 9 5782
The Halacha Named for a Thief!
What Halachic principle is, strangely, named after a thief?
Rabbi Stewart Weiss | Iyar 25 5781
Benefitting from Child’s Violation during Bein Hashemashot
We forgot to plug in our hot plate, and so we asked our child (9 years old) to plug it in 11 minutes after sunset. We second-guessed ourselves in the morning. Was it permitted? If not, could we have used the hot plate then and benefitted from the food that was on it?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Nissan 23 5781
