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==Permitted reading on Shabbat== | |||
# It is permitted to look at a synagogue member's list and read from it in order to check whose turn it is to receive the honor of reading the Torah. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 307.5 </ref> | |||
# It is permitted to read mitzvah announcements on Shabbat, however, it is forbidden to make business mitzvah anouncements which include the price of an item. <ref> Yalkut Yosef307.8 </ref>. | |||
# It is permitted to read store sign or brand names on Shabbat. However, those who are strict in this matter shall be blessed. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 307.11 </ref>. | |||
# It is permitted to read the ingredient list on food products on Shabbat. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 307.12 </ref>. | |||
# It is permitted to look in a phone book to find a specific name and address on Shabbat. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 307.13 </ref> | |||
==Learning secular subjects on Shabbat== | ==Learning secular subjects on Shabbat== | ||
# According to Sephardim, one should only learn Torah on [[Shabbat]] and one may not learn secular subjects. According to Ashkenazim, many are lenient to allow learning secular wisdom on [[Shabbat]] but a pious person should refrain. <Ref> | # According to Sephardim, one should only learn Torah on [[Shabbat]] and one may not learn secular subjects. According to Ashkenazim, many are lenient to allow learning secular wisdom on [[Shabbat]] but a pious person should refrain. <Ref> | ||
