The Sabbath
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Sabbath for your workers
Why is it said that Shabat is a day of relaxation and NO WORK for the benefit of the animals and the servants of the household. Why are the animals and the servants so important to be mentioned in such…
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Working on the Sabbath
Dear Rabbi, In today’s life, most jobs require working on weekend. A job such as policeman, doctors, nurses, pharmacists (medical field), soldiers, is almost a necessities to work over weekend. What should we do. I, myself, flatly refused to work…
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Sharing Wine and Bread on Shabbat
Is there a religious significance to the sharing of bread and wine at the Shabbat Meal? We make a special set of blessings on wine, called Kiddush, at the Shabbat table as well as a blessing on the bread. Kiddush…
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Crying on Shabbat
Good morning, I have a halachic (legal) question regarding shabbat (the Sabbath). I know shabat is suppose to be a happy day and we are suppose to enjoy it as much as possible, however are we allowed to cry to…
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Number of candles
Are there any rules or guidelines, in the torah or any other recognized Jewish document, that determans the number of candles A jewish wife should light on shabat (friday night), at sundown. Or what other referances are there. The main…
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Bringing pictures on Shabbos
Is this permitted? When I visit people on shabbas I would like to bring pictures to show them. These would be pictures of my property, showing a field, trees, plants, exterior of a bungalow, people and animals. Also pictures of…
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Havdalah customs
After the Havdalah prayer is concluded, who can drink the wine in the Havdalah wine cup. Can women as well as men drink the wine. If women are excluded as I have been told, why is this the case? Thank…
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Prayer
From my tenth grade student–Why don’t we say the 13 Ani Ma’amin’s on shabbos? (it isn’t in the siddur as part of shabbos davening) Thank You! Interesting question. I would say it is for the same reason that we don”t…
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"Work" on the Sabbath
What is considered "work" on the Sabbath? In the context of the laws of the Sabbath "work," or Melacha, means creative work. An example of creative work would be lighting a fire. Moving a heavy table across the room would…