הלכות שבת

What is forbidden for a person to do before מנחה?

• To sit before the barber

• To enter the bathhouse

• To start eating a meal

• To Go on a trip

• To Pick Apples

What should be done if an activity has already started before the מנחה?

• Daven after the activity ends

• Daven during the activity

• Continue the activity

• Stop and Daven

What is a tailor not allowed to do on Friday evening?

• Read a book by candlelight

• Go out with a needle

• Go out with a quill

• Make a Shoe

Why is it forbidden for a scribe to go out with a quill on Friday evening?

• So that he does not forget he is carrying it

• So that he does not write by mistake

• So that the quill does not fall

• So that the quill does not become impure

What is forbidden to do on שבת to avoid extinguishing the candle?

• Read a book by the candlelight

• Go out with a quill

• Go out with a needle

• Eat by the candlelight

What is allowed for the attendant to do on שבת by the light of a candle?

• Shake out prepared clothes

• See where the children are reading in the תורה

• Practice מגילה

• Read a book

Why is it forbidden for a man זב eat with his wife who is a זבה?

• the torah forbids it

• they are not hungry

• So that they do not contaminate the food

• So that they do not fall into sin

What is the fundamental dispute between Beit Hillel and Beit Shammai regarding actions initiated before Shabbat?

• Whether one can start a מלאכה before Shabbat that will continue on Shabbat

• Whether one can cook food on שבת

• Whether one can light candles on שבת

• Whether one can read by candlelight on שבת

According to Beit Shammai, when is it permissible to soak dry ink in water on Shabbat eve?

• If there is sufficient time for it to soak before Shabbat begins

• If it is done immediately after Shabbat begins

• If it is done in the morning of Shabbat

• If it is done after the Mincha prayer

What is Beit Hillel's stance on placing wool into the dyer’s kettle on Shabbat eve?

• They permit it even if there is not sufficient time for the wool to absorb the dye before Shabbat

• They forbid it under all circumstances

• They permit it only if it is done after Shabbat begins

• They permit it only if it is done in the morning of Shabbat