Must one set the table and prepare the house before Shabbat (erev Shabbat)?
Synopsis
The Mechaber rules one must set the table, prepare cushions/beds, and arrange the house before Shabbat so it will be found ordered upon returning from synagogue. The Mishnah Berurah and Aruch HaShulchan elaborate that this is rooted in the aggadic tradition of the two accompanying angels.
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