Shabbat

Oats and Eating Bread on Shabbat

Question: Hi Rabbi, I'm writing now regarding the mitzvah of having seudot on Shabbat and Yom Tov after listening to your explanation of...

Q and A s with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on Hanukkah and Shabbat

Shofar on Shabbat? Not Yet...

In my article, "The Misswa of Lulav on Shabbath-Getting Back on Track", I presented the Halakhic foundation for taking the Lulav on the...

Transitioning Between Shabbat and Tisha b'Av

Question: Could the Rav please describe the correct procedure for the transition from Shabbat to Tisha b'Av? For example, when does one...

Rabbi David Bar-Hayim Says Havdalah at Machon Shilo Shabbaton

Q and As with Rabbi David Bar-Hayim on Shabbat: Early Shabbat, Making Ice, Making Requests, Domains

May one merge the Seudat Purim with the Seudat Shabbat?

Q&As on Hilchot Shabbat: Muktze, Clapping and Drumming, Supplications, Havdala and more

Nusah Eress Yisrael: Piyyutim for Shabbat

Question: Kavod HaRav, In the Sidur Nusah Eretz Yisrael that I presently own there are many additions of later liturgy (Lecha Dodi,...

Standing for a Mizmor or Aleinu

Question: 1. What is the reason that we stand on Erev Shabbat for Mizmor leDavid? 2. Also why do we stand for Aleinu? Answer: 1. There is...

Melaveh Malkah

Question: Is Melaveh Malkah obligatory? Answer: Melaveh Malkah is obligatory. One must say haMotzi. BeDiavad, one can eat mezonot. 9th...

Saying "haMavdil Bein Kodesh leChol" at the End of Shabbat

Question: After Shabbat is over, can one say "hamavdil bein kodesh lechol" to enable himself to do melacha? Answer: One should only do...

Obligation of Seudah Shlishith

Question: Is Seudah Shlishith on Shabbat obligatory? Answer: Seudah Shlishith is indeed just as obligatory as the other two seudot. One...

Soap During Shabbat

Question: Does one have to use liquid soap on Shabbat? Answer: No, one may use hard soap. 9th of Nisan, 5769 Friday, 03 April 2009

Clapping on Shabbat and Yom Tov

Question: Do you hold that dancing, clapping, etc. are forbidden on Shabbat and Yom Tov as per Beitzah 30a? Answer: Dancing, clapping (in...

Carrying on a College Campus on Shabbat

Question: Can I carry on Shabbat in a fenced-in campus, where the front gate is always left open? There are two other gates that are...

Taking in Shabbat Early

Question: Can one make an early Shabbat? Answer: 1. Yes, making Shabbat early is entirely acceptable. 2. Most people who do this,...

Taking the Lulav When the First Day of Sukkot Falls on Shabbat

Question: Should we take the lulav when the first day of Sukkot falls on Shabbat? Answer: Yes, if you are a resident of Eretz Yisrael....

Do Not Blow the Shophar on Shabbat

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Can we take lulav on Shabbat?

When the first day of chag falls of Shabbat, do we take our lulav?