{"id":9199,"date":"2000-12-02T00:01:27","date_gmt":"2000-12-01T22:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/?p=9199"},"modified":"2019-05-14T13:16:48","modified_gmt":"2019-05-14T10:16:48","slug":"12-02-01","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ph.yhb.org.il\/en\/12-02-01\/","title":{"rendered":"01. Preparations"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just as there is a mitzva on Shabbat to honor it (<em>kavod<\/em>) and to make it a delight (<em>oneg<\/em>), so too there is a mitzva to honor and delight in Yom Tov (above, 1:7-8).<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, everything which the Sages instructed us to do in preparation for Shabbat must be done for Yom Tov as well. This includes washing one\u2019s clothes in anticipation of the festival (<em>Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 2:4; below 11:11), as well as taking a hot shower. It is also a mitzva for one who needs to get a haircut, shave, or cut his nails to do so (<em>ibid<\/em>. 2:5; below 11:9-10). Cleaning and straightening up the house before Yom Tov is also a mitzva, and men should participate in these preparations, as was the custom of great rabbis (<em>ibid<\/em>. 2:5-6).<\/p>\n<p>To fulfill the obligations of delighting in the festivals and enjoying them, there is a mitzva to buy good food and drinks in their honor, each person in accordance with his means (above 1:12). One may not sit down to a large meal on the day before a Yom Tov, for three reasons: first, a weekday meal should not be equated to a festival meal; second, so that one has a hearty appetite for the Yom Tov nighttime meal; third, the effort involved in preparing a meal for before Yom Tov can detract from Yom Tov preparations. In contrast, a normal meal may be eaten at any point during the day. Nevertheless, <em>le-khat\u1e25ila<\/em> the Sages say that it is preferable to avoid having a regular meal, or one with bread, during the three hours before the start of the festival (<em>Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 2:7).<\/p>\n<p>On the day before Yom Tov, one may not work from <em>Min\u1e25a<\/em> time and onwards. If one chooses to work then nevertheless, he will have nothing positive to show for it. This prohibition starts from the time of <em>Min\u1e25a ketana<\/em>, meaning two and a half (seasonal) hours before <em>shki\u2019a <\/em>(sunset). The details of these rules are explained in <em>Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 2:8.<\/p>\n<p>We begin Shabbat a bit early (before <em>shki\u2019a<\/em>) and end it a bit late (after <em>tzeit ha-kokhavim<\/em>) in order to add to the holy from the mundane. We do this for Yom Tov as well (RH 9a). Yom Tov is accepted either verbally, with a statement along the lines of, \u201cI hereby accept upon myself the sanctity of Yom Tov,\u201d or by lighting the Yom Tov candles (MB 261:21; <em>Peninei Halakha: Shabbat<\/em> 3:1-3).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just as there is a mitzva on Shabbat to honor it (kavod) and to make it a delight (oneg), so too there is a mitzva to honor and delight in Yom Tov (above, 1:7-8). Therefore, everything which the Sages instructed us to do in preparation for Shabbat must be done for Yom Tov as well. 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