Shavuot: Difference between revisions

# One shouldn't say [[Kiddush]] on Shavuot night until [[Tzet HaKochavim]].<ref>Magen Avraham (Intro to 494), Mishna Brura 494:1, Moed Lechol Chai 8:23, Ben Ish Chai Bamidbar:2, [https://www.torahmusings.com/2010/05/starting-shavuot-early/ see Rabbi Ari Enkin ]

* Rav Yakov Pollack (cited by Emek Bracha 69c, Yechave Daat 6:30) is quoted as explaining that one shouldn't make kiddush of Shavuot early since we want the temimot of the sefirat haomer to extend to the very end of the 49th day and not end it early. This is cited by Magen Avraham 494:1 and Taz 494:1.

* [http://www.hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=1770&st=&pgnum=265 Hitorerut Teshuva 3:68:4] writes that one could accept Yom Tov of Shavuot early and it doesn’t impact temimot. He explains the reason not to daven early is because either way we’re going to be up all night so we might as well say [[kriyat shema]] at the right time which is after tzet hakochavim. </ref>Some say one should even wait to say [[Arvit]],<ref> Mishna Brurah 494:1, Taz 494:1, Chacham Benzion Abba Shaul (Ohr Letzion 3:18:4) </ref> while others argue and allow you to recite arvit earlier.<ref> Kaf HaChaim 494:1, Moed Likol Chai 8:23, Sh"t Yechave Daat 6:30 </ref> Others are lenient even to allow reciting Kiddush early.<ref> Chacham Ovadia Yosef in Sh"t Yechave Daat 6:30, Halichot Olam 2: page 3, Chazon Ovadia Yom Tov p. 305, Sh"t Chazon Ovadia 1:1 and Sh"t Yabia Omer 5:6:5 says that ideally one should wait until 20 minutes after sunset but if necessary one can be lenient and say [[Kiddush]] earlier, but still should ideally wait until after sunset and try to eat a [[kezayit]] of bread after tzet hakochavim. see also Chacham Benzion Abba Shaul (Ohr Letzion 3:18:4) who says in a case of great need, one can pray and say Kiddush earlier. </ref>