Shabbat · Orach Chaim 251
Bathing Before Shabbat
10 questions · 43 opinions
Does performing regular work on Friday afternoon (from Minchah time onward) constitute a halakhic prohibition, or merely something that will not yield blessing?
6 opinions across 2 eras
Work Restrictions After Minc…From what time on Friday does the prohibition/restriction on work begin — Minchah Gedolah (6.5 hours into the day) or Minchah Ketanah (9.5 hours into the day)?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Work Restrictions After Minc…Does the Erev Shabbat work restriction apply to casual/incidental work (derech ara'i) or only to established/regular work (derech keva)?
4 opinions across 2 eras
Work Restrictions After Minc…Is commerce (pirkmatia — buying and selling) included in the Erev Shabbat work restriction after Minchah?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Work Restrictions After Minc…Is it permitted to repair one's own clothing or vessels on Erev Shabbat for the purpose of Shabbat?
3 opinions across 2 eras
Permitted PreparationsIs it permitted to repair a friend's clothing for Shabbat on Erev Shabbat, and does it matter whether one accepts payment?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Permitted PreparationsIs it permitted to write books or Torah novella for oneself on Erev Shabbat, and may a scribe write sacred texts (STaM) for pay?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Permitted PreparationsIs it permitted to get a haircut from a Jewish barber on Erev Shabbat after Minchah?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Permitted PreparationsShould one reduce Torah study on Erev Shabbat in order to attend to Shabbat needs?
5 opinions across 2 eras
Shabbat PreparationDoes the prohibition on work after Minchah on Erev Shabbat apply to hired workers (po'alim) employed by another, or only to someone doing his own work?
2 opinions
Work Restrictions After Minc…