Akiva came home from yeshiva on a Friday afternoon, excited to get ready for Shabbos. He decided to take a shower right away, so that he would not rush into Shabbos.
Before going into the shower room, he asked his older brother Chaim: “Do you know where my Shabbos suit is?”
“I do,” replied Chaim, “But why do you need it now?!”
“I want to put it on right after the shower,” answered Akiva.
“But Shabbos, is only in four hours! You might get your suit dirty before Shabbos comes! Put your Shabbos suit about an hour or so before Shabbos.” said Chaim.
Question: Should Akiva take Chaim’s advice?
Hints & Answers
SHABBOS SHAILA: The Rama (O.C. 262) writes: “One should get dressed in Shabbos clothes right after taking a bath on erev Shabbos. Doing that is an honor to Shabbos.”
RHYME: “heart”
RIDDLE: 1. A rainbow. 2. Na’ama. 3. Shem. (Rashi comments that because Shem covered his father Noach with a garment, his descendants merited the mitzva tzitzis.) 4. Midrash tells that the pole which Haman was hung on came from the beam of Noach’s ark.
*Note: The answers are based only on the sources quoted and might not reflect opinions of other halachic authorities. As such, Menucha’s answer are not to be taken as final decisions in halacha, but rather as a springboard for discussions, further study, and questions to a posek, etc.
