Yom Tov in Halacha- semester exam

Difference between Shabbat and Yom Tov Halacha regarding food preparation

On Yom Tov, you can prepare food and then eat it, while on Shabbat, you cannot prepare food and then eat it.

The 6 Malachot allowed for food preparation on Yom Tov

Kneading, slaughtering, carrying, baking, cooking, and lighting a fire.

Mitoch

The law that even though lighting a fire and carrying are not directly food prep, they are used to make food, so they are allowed.

Conditions on when you can do the 6 Malachot on Yom Tov

Only if you run out of time, you can cook with a slight change (Shivni).

If there is an emergency, you can cook normally.

If it tastes better fresh, you can cook with a Shivni.

Rules regarding food preparation for the next day on Yom Tov

Any food preparation done is only allowed for that day. Leftovers can be used the next day.

Permitted actions regarding flames on Yom Tov

You are only allowed to

transfer a flame,

increase a flame,

or ignite a flame.

Prohibited actions regarding flames on Yom Tov

You are not allowed to extinguish a flame

or decrease a flame.

Electric ovens/stoves on Yom Tov

Cannot be used because the electricity is constantly working to keep the oven/stove on.

Gas ovens/stoves on Yom Tov

Allowed to increase flame but not decrease. Oven temperature stays the same the whole Yom Tov.

Lighting candles on the 2nd night of Yom Tov

The flame must be taken from another existing flame.

Eruv Tavshilin

A procedure that allows you to cook on Friday on Yom Tov for Shabbat; it is made Erev Yom Tov.

in order to do Eruv Tavshilin, u must:

Cooked food (e.g., meat, fish, eggs) - k'zayit;

Baked food (e.g., bread, matzah) - k'beitza

Procedure for Eruv Tavshilin

Take 1 cooked and 1 baked food, hold, raise, and make bracha - al airuv.

Y’knahz

Wine, Kiddush, Ner (candle), Havdalah, Zman (Shehechianu)

The 2 brachot said on Yom Tov

Lehadlik ner shel yomtov and Shehechianu veki’imanu vehigianu lezman hazeh.

When is Shehechianu NOT said?

Not said on the 7th and 8th night of Pesach.

When are candles lit on Yom Tov?

1st night of Yom Tov: before sunset (+18mins). 2nd night of Yom Tov: after nightfall (1hr after sunset).