By Rabbi Yosef Braun, member of the Badatz of Crown Heights
Even if you do not intend to cook food for Shabbos during Yom Tov, you must nevertheless prepare an eiruv tavshilin on Thursday, Chol Hamoed, and recite the appropriate blessing over it in order to be permitted to light Shabbos candles while it is still Yom Tov.
If you are being hosted as a guest during Yom Tov, ask a Rav regarding the permissibility of relying on your host’s eiruv tavshilin.
For those who have the custom of gebroktz (wet matzah products) on Acharon Shel Pesach, the consensus is that it is permitted to prepare kneidlach (matzah balls) and the like on Friday afternoon (Shvii Shel Pesach).
We must take care that all foods that are being cooked for Shabbos must be completed well in advance of Shabbos, so that they could be eaten on that day if necessary – on erev Shabbos.
Otherwise, it is forbidden to prepare for Shabbos during yom tov, even though we have an eiruv tavshilin.
Many people celebrate a se’udas moshiach at the conclusion of the eighth day of Pesach following the minhag (custom) of the Baal Shem Tov.
This year, one must remember to bring the matzah and wine needed for se’udas moshiach to shul in advance, before Shabbos (which is permissible if they made an Eruv Tavshilin).
Originally published on halacha2go.com
Isha Chashuva – you totally rock!
Rav Gorelik said no brocha just like the Kaf Hachayim. Rav Braun said to make a bracha just like the Moadim U’zmanim. The Netei Gavriel also says like Rav Gorelik. The Piskei Tshuvos also says like Rav Braun. So what do we do? I already paskened above #7: Sofek Broches L’hokel (not HAKEL – gather, but HOKEL – lenient) and as such, NO BRACHA is made on such an eruv. BTW – I also hold that ALL women today have a din of Isha CHashuva and must do hesaiba. This began since Cherem Rabbei Gershom (of only having one wife… Read more »
Since the last day we eat matza balls, can I use a matza ball for both tavshilin – it has baked matza and cooked eggs, so it covers both, or, maybe the cooking is mevatel the baking of the matza and I still need a baked item?
Also, can I use a shehakel baked item – like a pesach cookie, or does it need to be a hamotzie?
There are two opinions if a bracha is made on an Eruv Tavshilim that is ONLY used for lighting candles (because no cooking or baking will be done on Yom Tov for Shabbos): Rabbi Braun says you DO make a bracha on such an eruv. Rabbi Gorelik says that on such an eruv you do NOT make a bracha. When there is a machlokes if one should or shouldn’t make a bracha, the din is Sofek Broches L’hokel (not HAKEL – gather, but HOKEL – lenient) and as such, NO BRACHA is made on such an eruv. Psak Halacha of… Read more »
Where do I buy an Eruv Tavshilin Kit?
I asked in the local supermarket and they didn’t know what I was talking about. Do Judaica Stores sell it?
Take a whole Matza, and a kezayis of a cooked item, like fish or meat. Hand this to someone (older than Bar Mitzva) who is NOT a member of the household, and do the procedure and say the Nusach that is written in the Siddur. Put the Eiruv aside until Shabbos (Acharon Shel Pesach) when it should be eaten (see below). Reminder: The Eiruv Tavshilin is not only for cooking from Yom Tov to Shabbos, but also for lighting candles on Friday evening. Therefore, those who will not be eating at home on Shabbos, should light where they will be… Read more »
There are two opinions whether or not an E.T. is required just for candle lighting. The S.A. HaRav says we should be machmir. Indeed, yidden are makpid to make sure they actually cook on yom tov for the shabbos to insure that the E.T. was used and not a bracha l’vatalah. (This hakpada would not be needed if tthe E.T.’s bracha applie to candle lighting!). As such, girls who are not cooking / baking (as they are eating by other people’s homes) but are only lighting candles, should make E.T. WITHOUT a bracha! That is what I always do!!! PLEASE… Read more »
why illustrate an egg they used an egg when thats all they had and no fridges the alter Rebbe says Tavshil Choshuv as fish or meat
What are the instructions for making an Eiruv Tavshilin alone (no other person there to take and lift the food)?
You sure that someone who won’t be cooking still makes a bracha on the eruv??? (The ikar takana was for cooking/baking, not for candle lighting and therefore I think that a brocha on eruv wouldn’t be made).