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אורח חיים ר״נOrach Chayim 250

Siman 250 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 2 se'ifim

הלכות שבתLaws of Shabbat· siman 250

Se’if 1א׳

יַשְׁכִּים בַּבֹּקֶר בָּיוֹם הָשִּׁשִּׁי לְהָכִין צָרְכֵי שַׁבָּת, וַאֲפִלּוּ יֵשׁ לוֹ כַּמָּה עֲבָדִים לְשַׁמְּשׁוֹ יִשְׁתַּדֵּל לְהָכִין בְּעַצְמוֹ שׁוּם דָּבָר לְצָרְכֵי שַׁבָּת כְּדֵי לְכַבְּדוֹ, כִּי רַב חִסְדָּא הָיָה מְחַתֵּךְ הַיֶּרֶק דַּק דַּק; וְרָבָה וְרַב יוֹסֵף הָיוּ מְבַקְּעִין עֵצִים; וְרַ"ז הָיָה מַדְלִיק הָאֵשׁ; וְרַב נַחְמָן הָיָה מְתַקֵּן הַבַּיִת וּמַכְנִיס כֵּלִים הַצְּרִיכִים לְשַׁבָּת וּמְפַנֶּה כְּלֵי הַחֹל; וּמֵהֶם יִלְמַד כָּל אָדָם, וְלֹא יֹאמַר: לֹא אֶפְגֹם כְּבוֹדִי, כִּי זֶה הוּא כְּבוֹדוֹ שֶׁמְּכַבֵּד הַשַּׁבָּת. הַגָּה: וְיֵשׁ לְהַשְׁחִיז הַסַּכִּין בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת, כִּי זֶהוּ מִכְּבוֹד הַשַּׁבָּת שֶׁמֵּכִין עַצְמוֹ לַאֲכִילָה (כָּל בּוֹ וּבֵית יוֹסֵף בְּשֵׁם סֵפֶר חַיֵּי עוֹלָם).

A person should be arise on friday early to prepare for Shabbat; even if he has many servants to serve him he should find something small to do, for the honor (of Shabbat). We see this with Rav Chisda who would cut vegetables finely; Rabah and Rav Yosef, who would chop wood; Rabbi Zeira who would light the flame; And Rav Nachman, who would clean the house and replace the weekday cutlery with cutlery designated for Shabbat. We can emulate these people and one should not say: "It is unbecoming of me," for this is the honor of Shabbat. RAMA: Additionally one should sharpen his knife to ease eating on Erev Shabbat for this honors the Shabbat and helps him eat (Kol Bo; Beis Yosef in the name of Sefer Chayei Olam)

Se’if 2ב׳

יַרְבֶּה בְּבָשָׂר וְיַיִן וּמִגְדָּנוֹת כְּפִי יְכָלְתּוֹ.

A person should have more meat, wine and treats, to the best of his ability.

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Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chayim — Torat Emet 363 edition, via Sefaria — public domain

English: Sefaria Community Translation — CC0