Mazal Tov
to
Elisheva Lopez Dias
on the occasion of her Bat Mitzvah
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Summer Timetable 5786 – 2026
מוצאי שבת | ערבית )מוצ”ש( | סוף זמן קריאת שמע | זמן שבת | מנחה וקבלת שבת | תאריך | שבת פרשת |
Shabbat Ends | Arbit | Shema to be read before | Candles to be | Minha & Kabbalat Shabbat | Date | Parasha |
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10:49 | 10:45 | 8:55 | 9:17 | 7:30 | 5/6 | בהעלתך |
For those not in the Bet Hakeneset, but wishing to bring in Shabbat with the Kahal, candles should be lit about 30 minutes after the time listed for Minha and Kabbalat Shabbat. Unless the time listed in the ‘latest candle lighting’ column is earlier, when candles should be lit by that time, in all cases.
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🕯️SUMMER TIMES FOR SHABBAT 🕯️
שבת
מנחה וקבלת שבת
7:30 pm
קרבנות
9:00 am
הודו
9:15 am
מנחה של שבת
6:30 pm
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Aharon is taught the method for kindling the Menorah. Moshe sanctifies the levi'im to serve in the Mishkan. They replace the firstborn, who were disqualified after sinning through the golden calf. The levi'im are commanded that after five years of training they are to serve in the Mishkan from ages 30 to 50. Afterwards, they are to engage in less strenuous work.
One year after the Exodus from Egypt, Hashem commands Moshe concerning the korban Pesach. Those ineligible for this offering request a remedy, and the mitzvah of Pesach Sheini — allowing a “second chance” to offer the korban Pesach, one month later — is detailed. Miraculous clouds that hover near the Mishkan signal when to travel and when to camp. Two silver trumpets summon the princes or the entire nation for announcements. The trumpets also signal travel plans, war or festivals. The order in which the tribes march is specified.
Moshe invites his father-in-law, Yitro, to join the Jewish People, but Yitro returns to Midian. At the instigation of the eruv rav — the mixed Egyptian multitude who joined the Jewish People in the Exodus — some people complain about the manna. Moshe protests that he is unable to govern the nation alone. Hashem tells him to select 70 elders, the first Sanhedrin, to assist him, and informs him that the people will be given meat until they will be sickened by it. Two candidates for the group of elders prophesy beyond their mandate, foretelling that Yehoshua instead of Moshe would bring the people to Canaan. Some protest, including Yehoshua, but Moshe is pleased that others have become prophets. Hashem sends an incessant supply of quail for those who complained that they lacked meat, and a plague punishes those who complained.
Miriam tries to make a constructive remark to Aharon, which also implies that Moshe is only like other prophets. Hashem explains that Moshe's prophecy is superior to that of any other prophet and punishes Miriam with tzara'at, as if she had gossiped about her brother. (Because Miriam is so righteous, she is held to an incredibly high standard.) Moshe prays for Miriam to be healed, and the nation waits until she is cured before traveling.
הטמנה
שאלה: האם מותר לכסות במגבת בשבת סיר המונח על גבי פלאטה חשמלית?
תשובה: בדורות הקודמים, היו נוהגים להטמין את הקדירה (הסיר) של התבשיל בתוך עפר וכיוצא בזה, כדי לשמור על חמימותו של התבשיל.
וכל הטמנה שהיא בדבר שבא לשמור על חמימותו של המאכל, ולא להוסיף על חום הקדירה, כגון הטמנה בתוך בגדים, נקראת הטמנה בדבר “שאינו מוסיף הבל”. וכל הטמנה שהיא בדבר הבא להוסיף על חמימות המאכל, כגון הטמנה בפסולת של זיתים, נקראת הטמנה “בדבר המוסיף הבל”.
וכל זה בשבת עצמה, אבל מערב שבת, קודם כניסת השבת, מותר להטמין מאכל בדבר שאינו מוסיף הבל, כגון בגדים. ולכן מותר לכסות במגבת את קדירת החמין המונחת על גבי הפלאטה מערב שבת, שהרי המגבת אינה מוסיפה הבל. ובהמשך נחזור בעזרת ה' ונסכם ונסביר את הדברים.
Insulation on Shabbat
Question: Is it permissible to cover a pot of food on an electric hotplate with a towel on Shabbat?
Answer: Long ago, it was customary to cover a pot of food with (or immerse it in) dirt or sand in order to retain the food’s heat.
Heat Increasers vs. Heat Retainers
Some would immerse the pot of food into a substance that would add to the heat of the food, such as the sediment of olives or sesame seeds. Others would cover the pot of food with clothing which is considered a covering which merely retains the food’s heat but does not add heat. Covering it with olive or sesame sediment, however, not only retains heat but adds heat as well.
The Prohibition to Insulate Using Heat Increasers
Our Sages enacted that one may not cover a pot of food with something which adds heat even before the onset of Shabbat lest one see that the food is not hot enough and this will cause him to cover the pot with embers containing live coals which would constitute transgressing a Torah prohibition. It is therefore forbidden to insulate a pot with olive sediment, salt, and any other substance which adds heat even before Shabbat. However, insulating a pot with clothing, pillows, blankets, or anything else which does not add heat is permissible before the onset of Shabbat.
Insulation Using Heat Retainers
Nevertheless, on Shabbat itself, one may not insulate the pot even with things that do not add any heat lest one find the food to be cold and this will cause one to heat it up in a forbidden manner. It is therefore forbidden to cover a pot containing hot food on Shabbat in order to retain its heat. It is certainly forbidden to cover a pot of food on the hotplate with clothing or towels on Shabbat in order to hasten its cooking and heating time.
All of the applies on Shabbat. Before the onset of Shabbat, however, it is permissible to insulate a pot of food with a substance that merely retains heat, such as clothing. It is therefore permissible to cover a pot of food on the hotplate with a towel before the onset of Shabbat since the towel does not add any heat. In the following Halachot, we shall, G-d-willing, summarize and explain these laws further.