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Sandek and Circumcision Honors

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Is it obligatory or merely praiseworthy to delay the Maariv prayer on Motzei Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Delaying Maariv

What is the practice of reciting Vehu Rachum and Barchu with melodious prolonged tones on Motzei Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Liturgical Customs

When does Shabbat end — what is the halakhic marker for nightfall on Motzei Shabbat?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Tzet HaKochavim

What is the minimum requirement for the stars to be 'clustered' (retzufim) rather than scattered?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Star Clustering

On an overcast Motzei Shabbat when stars cannot be seen, when may one begin performing melacha?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May a person who is pressed (annus) to travel beyond the techum for a mitzvah pray Maariv of Motzei Shabbat from Plag HaMincha and make Havdalah immediately?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Early Maariv for One Under D…

May one who prays early Maariv (under oness) recite the blessing over the candle (Ner) in Havdalah?

2 opinions

Candle Blessing for Early Ha…

For one who prays early Maariv (under oness), when may he begin performing melacha?

2 opinions

Melacha After Early Maariv

For one who prays early Maariv (under oness), when may he recite Kriat Shema?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Kriat Shema After Early Maariv

Is tosefet Shabbat (adding from the mundane to the holy) a Biblical or Rabbinic obligation?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Biblical vs. Rabbinic Status

What is the custom regarding singing Psalm 67 (Elohim yechonenu) and other psalms before Maariv on Motzei Shabbat?

1 opinions

Pre-Maariv Customs