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Festivals מועדים

1Introductionא - פתיחה
  1. 1.The Idea of the Holidays
  2. 2.Agricultural Seasons and Judgment Days
  3. 3.Israel and the Seasons
  4. 4.Shabbat and the Holidays : the Mitzvot and Their Punishments
  5. 5.Torah Study on Yom Tov
  6. 6.Time for Learning and Eating
  7. 7.The Festive Meals : "Mikra'ei Kodesh"
  8. 8.The Mitzva of Simha
  9. 9.Meat and Wine at Yom Tov Meals
  10. 10.Women's Mitzva of Simha
  11. 11.To Enjoy and Bring Joy to Others
  12. 12.Festival Expenses
  13. 13.Singing, Dancing, and Outings
  14. 14.The Festive Mood and the Prohibition of Mourning and Sadness
  15. 15.The Mitzva of Making a Pilgrimage to Jerusalem in Temple Times
  16. 16.Making the Pilgrimage Nowadays
  17. 17.Visiting One's Rabbi
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2Positive Yom Tov Obligationsב - דיני עשה ביום טוב
  1. 1.Preparations
  2. 2.Candle Lighting
  3. 3.The Yom Tov Amida
  4. 4.The Amida When Yom Tov Coincides with Shabbat
  5. 5.Kiddush and the Festive Meal
  6. 6.Birkat HaMazon
  7. 7.Hallel
  8. 8.Torah Reading on Yom Tov and Hol HaMo'ed
  9. 9.The Musaf Amida and Ve'te'erav
  10. 10.Reading the Megillot
  11. 11.Havdala
  12. 12.When Yom Tov Follows Shabbat
  13. 13.Isru Hag
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3The Principles of the Melakhotג - כללי המלאכות
  1. 1.Why Melakha Is Forbidden on Yom Tov
  2. 2.Melakhot Permitted on Yom Tov
  3. 3.The Principle of Mitokh
  4. 4.Melakhot Are Permitted Only for the Sake of Yom Tov
  5. 5.For Non Jews and for Animals
  6. 6.Shaveh Lekhol Nefesh
  7. 7.Cooking More Yom Tov Food than Needed
  8. 8.Food That Could Have Been Prepared Before Yom Tov
  9. 9.Items Necessary for Food Preparation
  10. 10.Koshering Utensils on Yom Tov
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4Melakhot Pertaining to Foodד - מלאכות המאכלים
  1. 1.Kotzer, Dash, and Sohet
  2. 2.Tohen
  3. 3.Sifting Flour and Lash
  4. 4.Borer
  5. 5.Specific Laws of Borer
  6. 6.Laws Pertaining to Shehita
  7. 7.Shehita Nowadays
  8. 8.Various Melakhot
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5Mav'ir, Mekhabeh, and Electricityה - הבערה כיבוי וחשמל
  1. 1.Mav'ir
  2. 2.Mekhabeh
  3. 3.Lighting a Fire for Heat, and Candles for Light and Atmosphere
  4. 4.Electricity
  5. 5.Grama and Turning Off Gas Burners
  6. 6.Grama Devices and Alarms
  7. 7.Timers on Shabbat and Yom Tov
  8. 8.Thermostats
  9. 9.Incense and Cigarettes
  10. 10.Bathing
  11. 11.Specific Laws of Bathing
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6Hotza'ah and Muktzehו - הוצאה ומוקצה
  1. 1.The Melakha of Hotza'ah
  2. 2.Permissible Carrying
  3. 3.House Keys and Safe Keys
  4. 4.Tehumin
  5. 5.Muktzeh
  6. 6.Muktzeh Stringencies on Yom Tov
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7Various Laws of Yom Tovז - מדיני יום טוב
  1. 1.Sick People
  2. 2.A Mildly Sick Person
  3. 3.Rabbinic Prohibitions
  4. 4.Rest for Animals
  5. 5.Tending to a Corpse
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8Eruv Tavshilinח - עירוב תבשילין
  1. 1.The Reason for Eruv Tavshilin
  2. 2.What Is an Eruv Tavshilin?
  3. 3.Placement and Uses of the Eruv Tavshilin
  4. 4.The Local Rabbi
  5. 5.When There Is No Eruv Tavshilin
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9Yom Tov Sheniט - יום טוב שני של גלויות
  1. 1.Yom Tov Dates and the Basis for Diaspora Practice
  2. 2.The Second Temple Period
  3. 3.The Fixed Calendar and the Permanent Enactment
  4. 4.Where Two Days Are Kept
  5. 5.Laws of Yom Tov Sheni
  6. 6.A Resident of Israel in the Diaspora
  7. 7.The Status of One Who Leaves Eretz Yisrael for a Long Time but Plans to Return
  8. 8.A Diaspora Resident on a Visit or Extended Stay to Eretz Yisrael
  9. 9.The Practices of a Yom Tov Sheni While Visiting Eretz Yisrael
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10The Mitzvot of Hol HaMo'edי - מצוות חול המועד
  1. 1.Hol HaMo'ed
  2. 2.Prayers
  3. 3.Rejoicing, Festive Meals, and Clothing
  4. 4.Weddings
  5. 5.Avoiding Distress
  6. 6.Studying Torah
  7. 7.The Spiritual Significance of Hol HaMo'ed
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11Melakha on Hol HaMo'edיא - מלאכת חול המועד
  1. 1.The Basic Prohibition of Melakha
  2. 2.General Rules
  3. 3.Food Preparation
  4. 4.Makhshirei Okhel Nefesh
  5. 5.Bodily Needs
  6. 6.Medical Needs
  7. 7.Mending Clothes
  8. 8.Holiday Needs
  9. 9.Shaving and Haircuts
  10. 10.Cutting Nails
  11. 11.Laundry
  12. 12.Clothing That May Be Washed
  13. 13.Writing
  14. 14.Playing and Creative Activities
  15. 15.Traveling, Outings, and Entertainment
  16. 16.Business and Purchases
  17. 17.Moving Items When It Requires Effort
  18. 18.Jews and Non Jews on Hol HaMo'ed
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12When Work Is Permitted on Hol HaMo'edיב - היתרי עבודה במועד
  1. 1.A Laborer with Nothing to Eat
  2. 2.Davar Ha'aved (Preventing a Loss)
  3. 3.Not to Plan Work for Hol HaMo'ed
  4. 4.Various Laws of Davar Ha'aved
  5. 5.Employers and Employees
  6. 6.Grocery Stores and Other Stores
  7. 7.Keeping Businesses Open to Prevent Loss
  8. 8.Communal Needs
  9. 9.Communal Needs Nowadays
  10. 10.Unskilled Labor for Mitzva Needs
  11. 11.Time Sensitive Mitzva Needs
  12. 12.Building Synagogues, Schools, and a Ma'akeh
  13. 13.Rabbinic Courts and Documents
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13Shavu'otיג - חג השבועות
  1. 1.Shavu'ot and Its Relationship with Pesah
  2. 2.Preparation and Purification During Sefirat HaOmer
  3. 3.The Time of the Giving of the Torah
  4. 4.Hag HaKatzir
  5. 5.Yom HaBikurim
  6. 6.Atzeret
  7. 7.Extra Joy : Spiritual and Physical
  8. 8.Shavu'ot Night Learning
  9. 9.What to Study
  10. 10.Birkhot HaShahar and Other Laws for Those Who Remain Awake All Night
  11. 11.Reading the Ten Commandments from the Torah and Whether to Stand
  12. 12.Megillat Rut
  13. 13.Decorating the Synagogue
  14. 14.Dairy Foods and Honey
  15. 15.The Six Days Following Shavu'ot
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