Speech on Shabbat: Difference between revisions

## For example, one shouldn’t say “After [[Shabbat]], ... I’m going to drive a car”, “I’m going to write a letter”, or “I’m going to buy a certain item”, <Ref>Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafael Soae, vol 1, pg 377) </ref> “I will fix the refrigerator door next week”, “I will wallpaper the room after [[Shabbat]]” <ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 103) </ref>

## One may not plan specific details for a family vacation such as which hotel or airline to book. <Ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 105) </ref>

# One may speak about another prohibition other than prohibited melacha, for example on [[Yom Kippur]] one may speak about eating after [[Yom Kippur]]. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 29:61 </ref>

===Hinting===

# One may hint that one’s friend or a non-Jew should pick one up (in a car) after [[Shabbat]] even if it’s not a mitzvah need. <ref>Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 2, 183) </ref> For example one may ask whether he is available to come after [[Shabbat]] or telling him that he’d be happy if he were able to come after [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 29:52. The S”A 307:7 writes that one may not hire someone for after [[Shabbat]] but one would be allowed to ask “do you think you would be available to work for me tonight?”.  </ref>

# One may not say these words to someone else or even to oneself. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 2, 172) </ref>

## One may discuss plans for a fundraiser for a Shul or Torah institution as this effort is a Mitzvah. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1, pg 106) </ref>

# One may not say “Pick me up with your car tonight (after [[Shabbat]])” unless it is for a mitzvah reason. <ref>Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 2, 183) </ref>

# A father may look for a teacher for his son to teach him a trade and even pledge to him a salary as long as one doesn’t fix a price. <Ref>S”A 306:6 writes that on [[Shabbat]] one may involve oneself in hiring a teacher for one’s son to teach him a trade because this involvement is a mitzvah, however, one may not fix the price with the teacher. Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 29:56 concurs. Beiur Halacha s.v. VeLeLamdo expresses that it’s crucial to also teach one’s son Torah before finding him a profession and when he’s working, otherwise, one could come to severe violations of the law in one’s profession and a breach of the religion (Chas VeShalom). </ref>

# One may not discuss or plan business agreements, transactions, deals, or strategies on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1 pg 103-4) </ref>

# Thinking about business on [[Shabbat]] is permissible, however, there’s a mitzvah of Oneg [[Shabbat]] not to think about that on [[Shabbat]] and all the more so one shouldn’t become distracted and worried about business matters. <Ref>S”A 306:8, Mishna Brurah 306:38 </ref>

# One shouldn’t speak about something which causes a person sadness or agony. <Ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 90:4, Mishna Brurah 307:3 </ref> Therefore, one shouldn't say bad news which causes aggravation. <Ref> Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafael Soae, vol 1, pg 378) </ref>

# One shouldn’t greet one’s friend the same way one does during the week (“good morning”, “hello”, “hi”) but rather “good [[Shabbos]]”, (or “[[Shabbat]] Shalom”). <Ref>Mishna Brurah 307:5 in name of the Shlah explaining that through this one fulfills the mitzvah of Zechor Et Yom Ha[[Shabbat]]. </ref>

## For example, describing one’s trip or summer camp experience, or saying how much one spent on a dress, car, or wedding is permitted if it is enjoyable to the group, however, one should be careful to limit such speech. <Ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 104) </ref>

# One may not speak about calculation of the price for something which one has not yet paid. Nonetheless, a G-d fearing person would refrain from speaking about calculations for no purpose. <Ref>S”A 307:6, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 90:4, Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 2, 180-1), Mishna Brurah 307:27 </ref>

# However, if one already paid or if there’s a fixed price one may speak about the price unless one is speaking to someone who is thinking (planning) to buy it in which case it’s forbidden to speak about the amount. For example, one may say “I spent $30,000 on my son’s wedding”.<Ref>S”A 307:6, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 90:4, Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]] vol 2 pg 180) </ref>

==Charity==

# For [[charity]] purposes it is permitted to make calculations (orally). <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 29:55 </ref>

==Announcements==

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