Shabbat · Orach Chaim 249

Eating Before Shabbat

8 questions · 43 opinions

How far may one travel on Friday (Erev Shabbat) from the beginning of the day?

7 opinions across 2 eras

Travel Distance

Is it forbidden to hold a feast or celebratory meal on Erev Shabbat that one does not ordinarily hold on a weekday?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Eating and Feasting

Is a mitzvah feast whose time is fixed on Erev Shabbat (e.g., brit milah, pidyon haben) permitted on Erev Shabbat?

7 opinions across 2 eras

Is it permitted to eat a regular meal (one that one ordinarily eats on weekdays) on Erev Shabbat, and from when does it become forbidden?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Eating and Feasting

Is it a proper practice (minhag) for pious individuals to fast on every Erev Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

If one accepted a fast on Erev Shabbat, until when must one fast?

8 opinions across 3 eras

Must one complete a taanis chalom (fast undertaken due to a disturbing dream) on Erev Shabbat until tzet hakochavim?

4 opinions across 3 eras

If one regularly fasts on every Erev Shabbat and completed the fast the first time, must one continue completing it in all future occurrences?

3 opinions across 2 eras