Young Israel of Hollywood-Ft. Lauderdale Guide to Tefillah and Halachic Times Thursday, May 28th; 5th of Sivan Erev Shavuot Candle lighting 7:49p Mincha 7:55p Sunset 8:07p Nightfall: 8:46p Eruv Tavshilin should be prepared. This year, Shavuot occurs on Friday and Shabbat. We are not generally allowed to prepare on one day of a holiday for another day. However, the Rabbis permitted preparing food for Shabbat on Erev Shabbat, provided an Eruv Tavshilin is made in advance. Through the process of Eruv Tavshilin, one actually begins Shabbat preparations on Erev Yom Tov, i.e. Thursday. An Eruv Tavshilin is made on Thursday in order to permit cooking on Friday for Shabbat. An Eruv Tavshilin consists of bread (or matzah) and a cooked food such as fish, meat or a hardboiled egg. The head of the house or any other member of the household takes the plate with the cooked food and the bread or matzah (preferably in the right hand) and says: ברוך אתה ה' אלקינו מלך העולם אשר קדשנו במצותיו וצונו על מצות ערוב We then recite the Eruv Tavshilin text (in Aramaic or English) בהדין עירובא יהא שרא לנא לאפויי ולבשולי ולאטמוני ולאדלוקי שרגא ולאפוקי ולמעבד כל צרכנא מיומא טבא לשבתא “By virtue of this Eruv, we (the members of the household) shall be permitted to cook, bake, keep food warm, carry, light candles and do all preparations on Yom Tov (i.e. Friday) for Shabbat.” Even though the Eruv is made, the food for Shabbat must be fully cooked before Shabbat begins and should preferably be prepared early on Friday, while there is still much of the day left, rather than leaving the preparations for the last minute. The Eruv foods should be put in a safe place, so they do not get lost or spoil. We eat the items used to make the Eruv Tavshilin on Shabbat. An Eruv Tavshilin only permits preparation from Yom Tov to Shabbat. An Eruv Tavshilin only permits activities that are permitted anyway on Yom Tov, (i.e. no turning on lights and appliances or striking a match to light Shabbat candles; candles must be lit from a pre-existing flame.) Yom Tov candle lighting includes the Shehecheyanu blessing Yom Tov Maariv with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot insertions One should not recite Yom Tov Kiddush until after 8:46 pm There is a custom to learn extra Torah on the first night of Shavuot. Some have the custom of staying up all night learning Torah in honor of Zeman Matan Torateinu. Friday May 29th; 6th day of Iyar Shavuot- 1st Day Sunrise 6:29a Latest Shema 9:53a Latest Amidah 11:01a Earliest Mincha 1:53p Earliest candle lighting 6:43p Candle Lighting 7:49p Mincha 7:55p Sunset 8:07p Yom Tov Shacharit is said with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot insertions Full Hallel with a beracha is recited Torah reading is Shemot 19:1-20:23 Maftir is Bamidbar 28:26-31 Haftorah is Yechezkel 1:1-28, 3:12 Mussaf for Yom Tov is said, with proper insertions for Shavuot (page 674 in the Artscroll siddur) Yom Tov Mincha with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot insertions Because Shabbat coincides with the second day of Yom Tov, we are permitted to accept the second day of Yom Tov as early as 6:43 pm We must be certain to light candles before sunset as we enter Shabbat at the same time as we enter the second day of Shavuot and therefore candle lighting and all other Shabbat prohibitions of cooking, etc, apply to Shabbat despite it being Yom Tov as well Candles are lit with the beracha of “…lehadlik ner shel Shabbat v’shel Yom Tov.” Shehecheyanu is also recited when lighting candles An abridged Kabbalat Shabbat is recited that begins with Mizmor Shir L’Yom HaShabbat We also omit Bemah Madlikin Yom Tov Maariv with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot and Shabbat insertions Vayechulu is recited after the Amidah followed by Aleinu Shabbat, May 30th; 7th day of Sivan Shavuot- 2nd Day Yizkor Sunrise 6:29a Latest Shema 9:53a Latest Amidah 11:01a Earliest Mincha 1:53p Mincha 7:45p Sunset 8:07p Havdalah 8:48p Shacharit begins with Peskei D’zimra for Shabbat Yom Tov Shacharit is said with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot and Shabbat insertions Full Hallel with a beracha is recited Megillat Rut is traditionally recited with the tzibur at this point. The custom to read Megillat Rut on Shavuot was clearly instituted only for a tzibur. Nonetheless, there is nothing prohibited about reading Megillat Rut on Shavuot without a tzibur. One should be conscious of the fact that such a reading would not constitute a fulfillment of the original minhag Torah reading is Devarim 14:22-16:17 Maftir is Bamidbar 28:26-31 Haftorah is Chavakkuk 2:20-3:19 Yizkor is recited by those who say it at this point. It is appropriate to pledge money to tzedakah as a means to elevate the soul of the deceased Mussaf for Yom Tov is said, with proper insertions for Shavuot and Shabbat. (Page 674 in the Artscroll siddur) At Mincha on Shabbat we read Bamidbar 4:21-37 Yom Tov Mincha with special Amidah for Shalosh Regalim/Festivals (page 660 in the Artscroll siddur) with appropriate Shavuot and Shabbat insertions We omit Tzidkatcha Tzedek Regular, weekday Maariv Amidah is said, with the insertion of Ata Chonentanu Veyhi Noam is said Regular Havdallah is said this evening after 8:48pm .