Chapter 28
A Miscellany Including Stationery, Clocks, Noises, Baby Carriages, Remuneration and Advance Preparations
MAKING PREPARATIONS ON SHABBATH AND YOM TOV FOR A SUBSEQUENT DAY
79.a. Dishes and cutlery may be cleared off the table, even after the last meal of the Shabbath or Yom Tov,
1) so that the room should look clean and tidy or
2) to avoid attracting insects.
79.b. 1) Since it is permissible, in these circumstances, to take the dishes and cutlery into the kitchen, there is nothing wrong with leaving them there in an orderly fashion (taking care, of course, not to violate the prohibition against selection on Shabbath detailed in Chapter 12, paragraph 23).
2) This is so, even if one’s object is that they should be ready for washing immediately upon the termination of Shabbath or Yom Tov.
79.c. It is, however, forbidden to clear the table
1) in the last few minutes of Shabbath or Yom Tov, during which one no longer needs the room to be tidy, or
2) even in the middle of the day, if one intends to leave the room and not enter it again until after Shabbath or Yom Tov is over.
80.a. 1) One may light candles on Yom Tov (in a permissible manner) close to the end of the day, provided
- a) one can enjoy their light before nightfall and
- b) one would otherwise have to spend that time sitting in the gathering darkness.
2) It makes no difference
- a) that one’s principal intention is to use the candles after nightfall or
- b) whether the ensuing day is a second day of Yom Tov or an ordinary weekday.
80.b. Nevertheless, one is not permitted to prepare candles in candlesticks on Yom Tov for lighting after Yom Tov has ended.
