Table Of Contents
- ▼Shabbat (372)
- ►01 – Introduction (16)
- ►02 – Preparing for Shabbat (12)
- ►03 – Shabbat Times (5)
- ►04 – Lighting Shabbat Candles (8)
- ▼05 – Torah Study and Prayer on Shabbat (15)
- 01. Studying Torah on Shabbat
- 02. What to Study on Shabbat
- 03. Sleeping on Shabbat
- 04. The Shabbat Sermon
- 05. Women and Torah Study on Shabbat
- 06. Reading the Torah on Shabbat
- 07. The Haftara
- 08. Torah Reading at Minĥa on Shabbat
- 09. Shnayim Mikra Ve-eĥad Targum
- 10. Different Customs Relating to Shnayim Mikra Ve-eĥad Targum
- 11. Shabbat Prayers
- 12. Va-yekhulu
- 13. Magen Avot – A Concise Recap of the Amida
- 14. Kabbalat Shabbat and Other Additions to the Prayers
- 15. The Custom of Wishing One’s Rabbi “Shabbat Shalom”
- ►06 – Laws of Kiddush (10)
- ►07 – Shabbat Meals and Melaveh Malka (8)
- ►08 – Havdala and Saturday Night (8)
- ►09 – The Principles of the Melakhot (12)
- ►10 – Bishul (Cooking) (25)
- ►11 – Borer (Separating) (18)
- ►12 – Food Preparation (12)
- ►13 – Melakhot Pertaining to Clothing (16)
- ►14 – Personal Grooming (9)
- ►15 – Boneh and Soter (14)
- ►16 – Mav’ir and Mekhabeh (8)
- ►17 – Electricity and Electrical Appliances (18)
- ►18 – Kotev, Moĥek, and Tzove’a (6)
- ►19 – Agricultural Melakhot (Ĥoresh, Zore’a, Kotzer, and Me’amer) (11)
- ►20 – Animals (10)
- ►21 – Hotza’ah (15)
- ►22 – The Spirit of Shabbat (19)
- ►23 – Muktzeh (15)
- ►24 – Children (10)
- ►25 – Melakha Performed by a Non-Jew (9)
- ►26 – Ma’aseh Shabbat and Lifnei Iver (10)
- ►27 – Sick People and Saving Lives (17)
- ►28 – Illness That Is Not Life-Threatening (14)
- ►29 – Eruvin (8)
- ►30 – Teĥum Shabbat (14)
- ►01 – Introduction (16)
- ►Laws of Women’s Prayer (205)
- ►Chapter 01: Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (8)
- ►Chapter 02: The Mitzva of Prayer for Women (10)
- ►Chapter 03: The Reasons behind Women’s Mitzvot (9)
- ►Chapter 04: Waking Up in the Morning (3)
- ►Chapter 05: Netilat Yadayim in the Morning (9)
- ►Chapter 06: Birkhot Ha-shaĥar – The Morning Blessings (7)
- ►Chapter 07: Birkhot Ha-Torah – The Blessings on the Torah (7)
- ►Chapter 08: The Shaĥarit Prayer and the Laws Prior to its Recitation (10)
- ►Chapter 09: Preparing the Body for Prayer (7)
- ►Chapter 10: Mental Preparation and Proper Attire (7)
- ►Chapter 11: The Place of Prayer (11)
- ►Chapter 12: The Amida (14)
- ►Chapter 13: Additions, Errors, and Omissions in the Amida (10)
- ►Chapter 14: Respect for Prayer (6)
- ►Chapter 15: Korbanot and Pesukei De-zimra (7)
- ►Chapter 16: Keri’at Shema and Its Berakhot (14)
- ►Chapter 17: The Prayers after the Amida (7)
- ►Chapter 18: Minĥa and Ma’ariv (3)
- ►Chapter 19: The Bedtime Shema (3)
- ►Chapter 20: Praying with a Minyan (19)
- ►Chapter 21: Some Laws Concerning the Synagogue, Tzitzit, and Tefilin (6)
- ►Chapter 22: Shabbat Prayer and Kiddush (11)
- ►Chapter 23: Some Laws Concerning the Holidays and Festivals (11)
- ►Chapter 24: Prayer Rites (Nusaĥ) and Customs of Different Communities (6)
- ►Chapter 01: Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (8)
- ►Laws of the Festivals (140)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►Introduction (1)
- ►01 – Introduction (17)
- ►02 – Positive Yom Tov Obligations (13)
- ►03 – The Principles of the Melakhot (10)
- ►04 – Melakhot Pertaining to Food (8)
- ►05 – Mav’ir, Mekhabeh, and Electricity (11)
- ►06 – Hotza’ah and Muktzeh (6)
- ►07 – Various Laws of Yom Tov (5)
- ►08 – Eruv Tavshilin (5)
- ►09 – Yom Tov Sheni (9)
- ►10 – The Mitzvot of Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (7)
- ►11 – Melakha on Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (18)
- ►12 – When Work Is Permitted on Ḥol Ha-mo’ed (13)
- ►13 – Shavu’ot (15)
- ►Glossary (1)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►Simḥat Ha-bayit U-virkhato – On the Mitzvot of Marital Intimacy and Procreation (120)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►01 – The Mitzva of Marital Sexual Relations (8)
- ►02 – The Laws of Ona (19)
- ►03 – Sanctity and Intention (15)
- ►04 – Safeguarding the Covenant of Circumcision (17)
- ►05 – Procreation (23)
- ►06 – Complications and Infertility (9)
- ►07 – Castration and Sterilization (6)
- ►08 – Consolation for the Childless (8)
- ►09 – Terminating Pregnancy (14)
- ►Preface (1)
- ►Pesaĥ (167)
- ►Introduction & Glossary (2)
- ►1-The Meaning of the Holiday (8)
- ►2 – General Rules of the Prohibition against Ĥametz (7)
- ►3 – The Mitzva of Getting Rid of Ĥametz (7)
- ►4 – Bedikat Ĥametz – the Search for Ĥametz (14)
- ►5 – Bitul and Bi’ur Ĥametz (6)
- ►6 – Mekhirat Ĥametz – the Sale of Ĥametz (6)
- ►7 – Ĥametz Mixtures (6)
- ►8 – Pesaĥ Kashrut (9)
- ►9 – Kitniyot (7)
- ►10 – The Principles of Hagalat Kelim (14)
- ►11 – Koshering the Kitchen (16)
- ►12 – The Laws of Matza (8)
- ►13 – The Laws and Customs of Erev Pesaĥ (8)
- ►14 – When Erev Pesaĥ Falls on Shabbat (2)
- ►15 – The Hagada (9)
- ►16 – Seder Night (38)
- ►Introduction & Glossary (2)
- ►Tefila (236)
- ►01 – Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (10)
- ►02 – The Minyan (10)
- ►03 – The Place of Prayer (11)
- ►04 – The Chazan and the Mourner’s Kaddish (8)
- ►05 – Preparations for Prayer (11)
- ►06 – Nusach: Wording of Prayer (9)
- ►07 – Waking Up in the Morning (3)
- ►08 – Washing One’s Hands in the Morning (9)
- ►09 – Birkot HaShachar – The Morning Blessings (6)
- ►10 – Birkot HaTorah – The Blessings on the Torah (7)
- ►11 – The Times of Keriat Shema and Shacharit (12)
- ►12 – Before the Shacharit Prayer (10)
- ►13 – Korbanot – The Passages of the Sacrificial Offerings (6)
- ►14 – Pesukei d’Zimrah (6)
- ►15 – Keriat Shema (12)
- ►16 – Birkot Keriat Shema (7)
- ►17 – The Amidah (21)
- ►18 – Errors, Additions, and Omissions in the Amidah (10)
- ►19 – The Chazan’s Repetition of the Amidah (9)
- ►20 – Birkat Kohanim – The Priestly Blessing (11)
- ►21 – Nefillat Apayim and the Prayers of Supplication (8)
- ►22 – Several Laws of Torah Reading (9)
- ►23 – The Conclusion of Shacharit and the Laws of Kaddish (12)
- ►24 – The Minchah Prayer (7)
- ►25 – The Ma’ariv Prayer (9)
- ►26 – The Bedtime Shema (3)
- ►01 – Fundamentals of the Laws of Prayer (10)
- ►Zemanim (216)
- ►01 – Rosh Ĥodesh (18)
- ►2 – The Laws of Counting the Omer (10)
- ►3 – Customs of Mourning During the Omer Period (12)
- ►4 – Yom HaAtzmaut, Yom Yerushalayim, Yom HaZikaron (14)
- ►5 – Lag B’Omer (7)
- ►6 – The Four Fasts Commemorating the Churban (5)
- ►7 – The Laws of the Minor Fasts (12)
- ►8 – The Customs of the Three Weeks (23)
- ►9 – The Eve of Tish’a B’Av (5)
- ►10 – The Laws of Tish’a B’Av (21)
- ►11 – Hanuka (11)
- ►12 – Lighting the Chanukah Candles (15)
- ►13 – When and Where to Light Ĥanuka Candles (16)
- ►14 – The Month of Adar (10)
- ►15 – Purim and Reading the Megillah (15)
- ►16 – The Mitzvot of Joy and Kindness (16)
- ►17 – Walled and Unwalled Cities (5)
- ►01 – Rosh Ĥodesh (18)
- ▼Shabbat (372)
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Series Editor: Rabbi Elli FischerThe Laws of Shabbat (1+2) - Yocheved Cohen
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Chapter: 05 – Torah Study and Prayer on Shabbat
01. Studying Torah on Shabbat
It is a mitzva to study a great deal of Torah on Shabbat. The Sages stated: “Shabbat and Yom Tov were given solely to study Torah on them” (y. Shabbat 15c). The Sages also stated: The Torah said to God: … Continue reading
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02. What to Study on Shabbat
Torah study on Shabbat should be a joy and a pleasure. Therefore, some poskim advise against studying difficult and complicated subjects, because when one does not understand what he is studying he becomes tense and aggravated. Therefore, it is proper … Continue reading
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03. Sleeping on Shabbat
Included in the mitzva of oneg Shabbat is sleeping soundly, as the popular proverb has it: “Sleeping on Shabbat is a pleasure.” But it is not proper for one to sleep on Shabbat in order to work Saturday night. Doing … Continue reading
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04. The Shabbat Sermon
It has long been customary for rabbis to deliver important derashot (sermons or homilies) on Shabbat, in which they deal with halakhic and theological matters. These would be attended by the entire community. This important practice has its foundation in … Continue reading
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05. Women and Torah Study on Shabbat
There is a fundamental difference between men’s and women’s obligation to study Torah. Men, even after they have learned all of halakha and the fundamentals of faith, are still obligated to set aside time to study Torah and to review … Continue reading
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06. Reading the Torah on Shabbat
An ordinance tracing back to Moshe mandates that Jews read from holy Torah scrolls written in ink on parchment every Shabbat, Monday, and Thursday (BK 82a). Due to the holiness and exaltedness of Shabbat, the Sages instituted that seven people … Continue reading
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07. The Haftara
The Sages instituted that in addition to the Torah reading, there should also be a public reading from the Prophets on a topic related either to the Torah reading or to the time of year. One berakha is made before … Continue reading
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08. Torah Reading at Minĥa on Shabbat
In addition to ordaining the reading of the parsha on Shabbat morning, Ezra the Scribe also instituted that the Torah be read at Minĥa. Three people are called up at Minĥa and the beginning of the next parsha is read. … Continue reading
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09. Shnayim Mikra Ve-eĥad Targum
In addition to the communal Torah reading in shul, the Sages also mandated that each week every man should read shnayim mikra ve-eĥad targum (lit. “twice Scripture, once translation”), that is, the parsha twice and the Aramaic translation once. He … Continue reading
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10. Different Customs Relating to Shnayim Mikra Ve-eĥad Targum
Some customarily read shnayim mikra ve-eĥad targum on Friday and try to do the entire reading without stopping (Arizal; Shlah; Kaf Ha-ĥayim 285:3; Tur). Others follow the custom of reading one aliya each day of the week, so that on … Continue reading
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11. Shabbat Prayers
The Amida on Shabbat is made up of seven berakhot. The formulation of the first and last three berakhot is identical to their weekday versions, but in place of the thirteen berakhot in the middle we recite one special berakha … Continue reading
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12. Va-yekhulu
In the Amida of Ma’ariv on Friday night we recite the “Va-yekhulu” passage, the three verses that recount the first Shabbat of creation: The heaven and the earth were finished (va-yekhulu), and all their array. On the seventh day God … Continue reading
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13. Magen Avot – A Concise Recap of the Amida
The Sages ordained that the ĥazan recite the berakha known as “Me’ein Sheva” on Friday night. This berakha is like a ĥazan’s repetition, as it is a synopsis of the seven berakhot of the Shabbat Amida. The reason for this … Continue reading
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14. Kabbalat Shabbat and Other Additions to the Prayers
More than 400 years ago, kabbalists in Tzefat began to usher in Shabbat with the recitation of psalms and liturgical poems. Since Jews desire to give expression to their neshama yeteira, this custom was accepted throughout the Jewish world; this … Continue reading
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15. The Custom of Wishing One’s Rabbi “Shabbat Shalom”
“R. Yitzĥak stated: One must visit his rabbi on the three pilgrimage festivals” (RH 16b). This is in order to strengthen his connection to the rabbi, as a result of which he will strengthen his commitment to Torah and mitzvot. … Continue reading
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