#148: The End of Shabbat (Part 3)

Rabbi Eli Ozarowski
  1. The practice of many communities in the United States is to end Shabbat approximately 42 minutes after sunset (R. Mordechai Willig, https://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/799330; this was also the time determined by Agudath Israel). Some follow R. Moshe Feinstein, according to which Shabbat ends between 40 to 50 minutes after sunset (Igrot Moshe, O.C. 4:62).
  2. Some individuals follow the opinion of Rabbeinu Tam. Most of those who follow Rabbeinu Tam wait a set amount of 72 minutes past sunset, though some calculate the time similar to the manner described in the previous post. For more information on this interesting but complex topic, see www.myzmanim.com and the explanations there; the Halachipedia website (https://halachipedia.com/index.php?title=When_Does_Shabbat_End%3F), and Tzurba M’Rabanan, Volume 17, pp.155-165.

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