Is oneg Shabbat (delighting in Shabbat) a Torah-level or rabbinic obligation?
Synopsis
The Mishnah Berurah reports a dispute: some authorities hold oneg Shabbat is rabbinic (from the prophets — Isaiah 58:13), while others hold it is a Torah obligation derived from the verse calling Shabbat a 'holy occasion' (Leviticus 23:3).
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