Avoiding Hachanah: What’s Allowed—And What’s Not—On The First Day Of Shavuos | OU Halacha

QUESTION: This year Shavuos falls out on Monday and Tuesday. May I cook and set the table for the Monday night meal on Monday afternoon? ANSWER: The second day of Yom Tov is not Biblically ordained; on a Biblical level Shavuos lasts for one day. The second day of Yom Tov is a Rabbinic enactment. Just as it is forbidden to prepare […].   Read More in Israel NOWlej.