We don't call a fast day for Thursday because the merchants will see nobody is buying then they'll think it's a famine and jack up the prices for Shabbat [did I understand that correctly?]
Wouldn't that mean you also can't call a public fast day for Friday? Why isn't Friday specified as not appropriate for a public fast day?
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QUOTE (melech @ Feb 25 2008, 01:54 PM) 
We don't call a fast day for Thursday because the merchants will see nobody is buying then they'll think it's a famine and jack up the prices for Shabbat [did I understand that correctly?]
Wouldn't that mean you also can't call a public fast day for Friday? Why isn't Friday specified as not appropriate for a public fast day?
Wouldn't that mean you also can't call a public fast day for Friday? Why isn't Friday specified as not appropriate for a public fast day?
Isn't Friday generally not made into a fast day anyway?
Also isn't shopping supposed to be done before Friday?
QUOTE (Xi @ Feb 25 2008, 02:32 PM)
Also isn't shopping supposed to be done before Friday?
Says whom?
That's why, for example, the MB discusses if you can miss tefilah be-tzibbur Friday morning for the sake of shabbat shopping. I think the assumption is that it's done on Fridays.
QUOTE (melech @ Feb 25 2008, 01:54 PM)
We don't call a fast day for Thursday because the merchants will see nobody is buying then they'll think it's a famine and jack up the prices for Shabbat [did I understand that correctly?]
Wouldn't that mean you also can't call a public fast day for Friday? Why isn't Friday specified as not appropriate for a public fast day?
Wouldn't that mean you also can't call a public fast day for Friday? Why isn't Friday specified as not appropriate for a public fast day?
fasting on erev shabbos is discussed in OC Siman 249.
QUOTE (melech @ Feb 27 2008, 01:38 PM)
Says whom?
That's why, for example, the MB discusses if you can miss tefilah be-tzibbur Friday morning for the sake of shabbat shopping. I think the assumption is that it's done on Fridays.
That's why, for example, the MB discusses if you can miss tefilah be-tzibbur Friday morning for the sake of shabbat shopping. I think the assumption is that it's done on Fridays.
OK.
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