ערב שבת ויום טוב
Erev Shabbat and Yom Tov
עירוב תחומין
EIRUV TEḤUMIN
On Shabbat and Yom Tov it is forbidden to walk more than 2000 cubits (about 3000 feet) beyond the boundary (tehum) of the town where you live or are staying when the day begins. By placing food sufficient for two meals, before nightfall, at a point within 2000 cubits from the town limits, you confer on that place the status of a dwelling for the next day, and are then permitted to walk 2000 cubits from there.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת עֵרוּב.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
asher kid'shanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu al mitzvat eiruv.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the mitzva of Eiruv.
Hebrew
בְּדֵין עֵרוּבָא יְהֵא שָׁרֵא לִי לְמֵיזַל מֵאַתְרָא הָדֵין תְּרֵין אַלְפִין אַמִּין לְכָל רוּחָא.
Sephardi
Bedein eiruva yehei sharei li lemeizal me'atra hadein terein alfin amin lechol rucha.
English
By this Eiruv may we be permitted to walk from this place, two thousand cubits in any direction.
עירוב חצרות
EIRUV ḤATZEROT
On Shabbat it is forbidden to carry objects from one private domain to another, or from a private domain into space shared by others, such as a communal staircase, corridor or courtyard. An Eiruv Hatzerot is created when each of the Jewish households in a court or apartment block, before Shabbat, places a loaf of bread or matza in one of the homes. The entire court or block then becomes a single private domain within which it is permitted to carry.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ עַל מִצְוַת עֵרוּב.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
asher kid'shanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu al mitzvat eiruv.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us about the mitzva of Eiruv.
Hebrew
בְּדֵין עֵרוּבָא יְהֵא שָׁרֵא לַנָּא לְטַלְטוֹלֵי וּלְאַפּוֹקֵי וּלְעַיּוֹלֵי מִן הַבָּתִּים לֶחָצֵר
וּמִן הֶחָצֵר לַבָּתִּים וּמִבַּיִת לְבַיִת לְכָל הַבָּתִּים שֶׁבֶּחָצֵר.
Sephardi
Bedein eiruva yehei sharei lana letaltulei ule'apokei ule'ayolei min habatim lechatzer
umin hechatzer labatim umibayit lebayit lechol habatim shebechatzer.
English
By this Eiruv may we be permitted to move, carry out and carry in from the houses to the courtyard, or from the courtyard to the houses, or from house to house, for all the houses within the courtyard.
Eiruv Tavshilin can be found on page 804.
הדלקת נרות
CANDLE LIGHTING
On Erev Shabbat that is not a Yom Tov, cover the eyes with the hands after lighting the candles, and say:
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל שַׁבָּת.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
asher kid'shanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel Shabbat.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to light the Sabbath light.
On Erev Yom Tov, say the following blessing and then light the candles from an existing flame. If also Shabbat, cover the eyes with the hands after lighting the candles and say the following blessing, adding the words in parentheses.
Hebrew
בָּרוּךְ אַתָּה יהוה אֱלֹהֵינוּ מֶלֶךְ הָעוֹלָם
אֲשֶׁר קִדְּשָׁנוּ בְּמִצְוֹתָיו, וְצִוָּנוּ לְהַדְלִיק נֵר שֶׁל (שַׁבָּת וְשֶׁל) יוֹם טוֹב.
Sephardi
Baruch atah Adonai Eloheinu melech ha'olam
asher kid'shanu bemitzvotav, vetzivanu lehadlik ner shel (Shabbat veshel) yom tov.
English
Blessed are You, LORD our God, King of the Universe, who has made us holy through His commandments, and has commanded us to light (the Sabbath light and) the festival light.