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The Laws Of Yom Tov A comprehensive halachic guide to the laws and practices of the Festivals. By Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen (Author)  List Price: $24.99 Online Discount: 10% You Pay Only: $22.49 Catalog #: LOYH ISBN-10: 1578191629 ISBN-13: 9781578191628 Binding: Hardcover / Pages: 315 Dimensions: 6 x 9 inches / Weight: 1.60 LBS Published: by ArtScroll Mesorah Publications In Stock?: YES Quantity:  1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829303132333435363738394041424344454647484950

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Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen has earned a niche in countless family libraries through his clear, thorough, and practical works on Halachah. His many books on the laws of Shabbos and child-rearing have become standard texts -- enlightening, authoritative, and accessible -- for scholar and layman alike.

Now he turns his spotlight on an area that is in need of his unique clarity. The Yom Tov laws are a gray area, so to speak, because many of the Shabbos labors are permitted -- but under limited circumstances. What are the circumstances? What are the limitations? What labors are sometimes permitted? Which are never permitted? May one always carry? What degree of “Yom Tov need” is sufficient to permit the labors that are sometimes permitted? Is one ever permitted to prepare food for the next day? The list of questions is long and perplexing.

As always, Rabbi Cohen deals with the forest before turning to the trees. He explains the principles and parameters so that the reader has a clear understanding of the rules. Only then does he turn to specific cases. And, as is his forte, he deals with current situations, the sort of utensils and cases that one will not find spelled out clearly in the classic works of Halachah.

A sefer such as this provides refreshing proof that the Torah is timeless, because the principles of every situation can be found in the Talmud and the codes -- provided one has the background and understanding to find and apply them. Rabbi Cohen does, in full measure.

This is a work that belongs in every Jewish home, alongside Rabbi Cohen’s other works: The Shabbos Home, The Radiance of Shabbos, The Sanctity of Shabbos, The Shabbos Kitchen, and Children in Halachah.

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Other Selected Titles by Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen:
Laws of Daily Living - Volume One - Taub Edition
Laws of the 3 Weeks, Tishah B'Av & Fasts Laws of Daily Living Series Bistritzky
Muktzeh: A Practical Guide
The Sanctity Of Shabbos
The Shabbos Kitchen

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Table of Contents

• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Overview by Rabbi Shmuel Elchonon Brog

1. The General Principles of Yom Tov Law
2. Which Melachos Are Permitted
3. The Principle of Mitoch
4. Preparing on Yom Tov for the Next Day
5. Doing Melachah That Will Not Benefit a Jew
6. Extracting Liquids
7. Sorting
8. Grinding
9. Sifting
10. Kneading
11. Cooking
12. Kindling a Fire
13. Extinguishing a Fire
14. Smoking
15. Transporting
16. Marinating and Salting
17. Creating a New Entity
18. Melachos Pertaining to Living Creatures
19. Shearing
20. Writing and Erasing
21. Activities That Often Lead to Writing or Erasing
22. Yom Tov Earnings
23. Sewing and Tearing
24. Opening Packages
25. Tying and Untying
26. Scraping and Smoothing
27. Bathing and Showering
28. Washing Dishes
29. Muktzeh
30. Using Appliances on Yom Tov
31. Treatment of Illnesses and Injuries
32. Halachos That Pertain to Erev Yom Tov
33. The Laws of Candle Lighting
34. Laws Pertaining to the Yom Tov Meals, Kiddush and Havdalah
35. Eruv Tavshilin

• Index