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The Shabbos preparations

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Accepting joyfully

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Baking Challahs

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Baking Challahs for Shabbos

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Bathing

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Borrowing money and taking money from charity for the sake of the Shabbos meals

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Carrying close to shabbos

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Checking pockets

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Cleaning preparations

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Clothing

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Designating food for shabbos

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Doing laundry on Erev Shabbos

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Haircut

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How much to enhance shabbos

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Keeping floor clean

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Making Kugel and Knishes for Shabbos

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Mikveh

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Mincha on Erev Shabbos

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Nails

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Preparing the Blech

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Removing cobwebs from the home on Erev Shabbos

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Separating challah

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Setting up the Shabbos table

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Shabbos reminders

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Sharpening knives on Erev Shabbos

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Shopping for Shabbos

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Should one do “Iskafya” on Shabbos and refrain from delving into lavish delicacies?

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Tasting the foods on Erev Shabbos

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The custom of not cutting nails on Thursday

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The Mitzvah of Kavod and Oneg Shabbos

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The Mitzvah to help prepare for Shabbos

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The Shabbos Budget-How much money should one spend in order to enhance Shabbos and what should be part of the Shabbos menu?

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The shape of the Challahs

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The status of Challah’s baked in a meat or dairy oven, or together with meat or dairy

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When to go shopping for Shabbos

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