Second Day of Yom Tov: Difference between revisions

# There is what to rely on for an Isreali who is outside Israel on the second day of [[Yom Tov]] in private to carry muktzeh on [[Yom Tov]], light a match, or turn on a light. <ref>Sh"t Igrot Moshe OC 4:105 permits turning on or off a light in private since when people see the light turn on and off they think it’s on an automatic clock. Chazon Ovadyah ([[Yom Tov]] pg 111-2) writes that even though one should be strict in general, one can be lenient regarding Muktzeh, lighting matches, and turning on a light because there is a dispute whether such is permissible on [[Yom Tov]] in general. Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 7:65 writes the same logic regarding Muktzeh. </ref>

# If the first day of [[Yom Tov]] falls out on [[Shabbat]] an Israeli may light a candle for Havdalah. <Ref> Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 7:65 </ref>

# If Yom tov sheni falls out on a Friday he doesn’t have to do an [[Eruv Tavshilin]] because when people see him cooking on Friday for [[Shabbat]] they don’t know whether or not he did an [[Eruv Tavshilin]]. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 496:13 </ref>

# With regards to prayers, if it’s the second day of Shavuot, or the eighth day of pesach, or 9th of succot he should put tefillin on at home, say Kriat Shema, and then go to shul to pray with them. He should pray the weekday prayer or if it’s the second day of pesach or succot then chol hamoed because nobody can tell which shmoneh esrei he’s saying. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 496:13, Chazon Ovadyah (Hilchot [[Yom Tov]] pg 112), Sh"t Yechave Daat 3:35 </ref>

# When they say hallel he should say it along with them without a beracha and by skipping the paragraphs one does on [[Rosh Chodesh]], and when they say [[Mussaf]], if its chol hamoed for him he says [[Mussaf]] but say “et yom mikra kodesh” instead of “et [[Yom Tov]] mikra kodesh”, and if it’s a regular weekday he should just say a few chapters of tehillim and pretend to say the shmoneh esrei. <Ref> Chazon Ovadia (Hilchot [[Yom Tov]] page 111-4) </ref>

# It is forbidden for Israelis outside of Israel to organize a minyan for weekday, however, if the second day of [[Yom Tov]] is [[Shabbat]] it’s permissible for Israelis to form a minyan but the Shaliach Tzibbur shouldn’t raise his voice so that it’s heard outside. <Ref> Chazon Ovadia (Hilchot [[Yom Tov]] page 115), [[Yom Tov]] Kihilchato (page 67) </ref>

# If an Israeli is outside Israel for the second day of [[Yom Tov]] he should not receive an Aliyah. If he is the only Kohen in the minyan, a Levi or Yisrael should be called up in his place and it's preferable for the Kohen to leave the shul. If he's not the only Kohen, then a different Kohen should be called up. <ref>Kitzur S"A 23:16</ref>Some say that after the fact if he was called up he should take the Aliyah.<ref>Rav Mordechai's comments on Kitzur S"A 23:9</ref>

# However, it is permissible for non-Israelis to make a minyan for [[Yom Tov]] sheni in Israel because that is already an established custom.  <Ref>Sh"t Avkat Rochel 26, [[Yom Tov]] Kihilchato (page 67) </ref>

# A non-Israeli who is in Israel has what to rely on ask an Israeli to do melacha for him on [[Yom Tov]] Sheni. <Ref> Yalkut Yosef (Kitzur S”A 496:27; Chazon Ovadyah (Yom Tov pg 138)) permits a non-Israeli to ask an Israeli to do melacha for him on [[Yom Tov]] Sheni. However, Sh”t Igrot Moshe 3:73 and Sh"t Shema Shlomo 1:9 forbid. Rav Elyashiv (in Kuntres Teshuvot siman 54) writes that the only concern is Memotzi Chefsecha which is permissible for a dvar mitzvah. </ref>

#There is a third possibility sometimes referred to as one and a half days. This doesn't mean to refrain from doing melacha for half of the day but rather to keep the stringencies of those keeping one day and those keeping two. This means not doing any melacha on the second day of [[Yom Tov]], but wearing tefillin with a beracha. (Second day of shavuot, eight day of pesach, and ninth day of sukkot, or for those who wear tefillin on chol hamoed also second days of pesach and sukkot) <ref> Nefesh Harav 84-85. This is the opinion of Rav Chaim Soloveitchik quoted in Mesorah torah journal (http://www.ou.org/pdf/mesorah/mes%206.pdf) volume 6 page 18.  </ref>