Hadlakas Neiros Shabbos-Sharing candelabra and Chanukah menorah It at times occurs that there are extra branches on the candelabra, or Menorah and there is another person lighting who does not have a candelabra/Menorah and hence would like to use the extra branches for his/her lighting. The question arises as […]
Who is obligated to light candles-Men or Women
Who is obligated to light Shabbos candles-Men versus Women People commonly think that the Mitzvah of lighting Shabbos candles belongs specifically to women. While true in some respect, in actuality the Mitzvah and obligation of lighting Shabbos candles applies equally to men and women. It is only regarding the […]
Olive oil versus Wax
Hadlakas Neiros Shabbos-Olive oil or wax? Many of you I am sure have noticed that while most people light Shabbos candles using wax candles, some are particular to use olive oil. On the other hand, by Chanukah most of Jewry uses olive oil while only some use wax. Should […]
8. The law if one transgressed the Chazara conditions
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The law if one transgressed the Chazara conditions: A. The law if one placed a food on a flame on Shabbos without fulfilling the required conditions:[1] If one transgressed and returned a pot on Shabbos to an area […]
7. Placing food on a heater which will eventually turn on
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Placing food on a heater which will eventually turn on: A. Having a Jew place it: Placing food on top of an oven which will be turned on later:[1] [Although we rule like the stringent opinion regarding placing […]
6. Placing food on Shabbos by an area which is not Yad Soledes Bo
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Placing food on Shabbos by an area which is not Yad Soledes Bo: A. The definition of Yad Soledes Bo:[1] Is an area that is hot enough that if the food that he is returning there were to […]
5. Placing/returning a food near an oven
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Placing/returning a food near an oven: A. Placing food next to the wall of a Kirah oven on Shabbos:[1] All the above restrictions are with regards to returning the pot onto the oven or inside it, however it […]
4. Placing food on top of a heater or any fire which is covered by a sheet of material
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Placing food on top of a heater or any fire which is covered by a sheet of material:[1] Based on the above[2] one can say that our ovens which have a [solid[3]] covering [over the flame], even if […]
3. The Laws of placing food on top of a pot
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. The laws of placing food on top of a pot: A. Returning food onto a fire which is covered by an empty pot:[1] One who awakens in the morning [of Shabbos] and sees that his food which is […]
1. Placing/Returning food on a Tanur/Kupach oven; or a Kirah oven fueled with wood whose fire was not covered
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Placing/Returning food on a Tanur/Kupach oven; or a Kirah oven fueled with wood whose fire was not covered:[1] Note: Regarding the logistics behind the Tanur, Kupach, and Kirah oven-See “The Laws of Shehiyah” Chapter 1 Halacha 3. A […]
