HILCHOS SHABBOS Sections 242-300

242. To Be Meticulous in Honoring the Shabbos

243. he Law Pertaining to One Who Leases a Field or a Bathhouse to a Non-Jew

244. Which Labors May Be Performed by a Non-Jew for the Sake of a Jew

245. Partnership Arrangements between Jews and Non-Jews

246. The Laws Governing Lending and Renting Articles to a Non-Jew on Shabbos

247. Laws Applying to Non-Jews Who Transport Documents on Shabbos

248. Laws Applying to One Who Sets Out on a Voyage by Ship or Travels in a Caravan with Regard to Shabbos

249. Laws That Apply on Friday

250. Preparations for the Shabbos Meals

251. Not to Perform Work on Friday from the Afternoon Onward

252. Which Tasks That Will Be Completed [without the Need for Further Intervention] over Shabbos May Be Started on Friday and Which Are Forbidden

253. The Laws Governing the Placement of Pots on a Cooking Range and on Top of an Oven on Friday

254. The Laws Governing Foods Prepared on Friday so that Their [Cooking] Will Be Completed on Shabbos

255. The Laws Governing the Preparation of Fire before the Onset of Shabbos

256. The Six Shofar Blasts that Would Be Sounded on Friday

257. The Laws Governing Insulating Warm Food

258. On Friday, It Is Permitted to Place Cold [Food] on a Hot Object

259. Several Laws Governing Insulation and Moving the Insulating Materials

260. Laws Governing [Preparations for] the Onset of Shabbos

261. The Time to Kindle the Shabbos Lights

262. To Sanctify the Shabbos by Preparing [One’s] Table and [Wearing] Clean Garments

263. Who Should Kindle [Shabbos Lights]; [Reciting the Shabbos Prayers Early as a Result of] an Error [in Judgment on] a Cloudy Day

264. The Laws [Pertaining to] the Wick and the Oil [Used for the Shabbos Lights]

265. The Laws Pertaining to Utensils Placed Below the [Shabbos] Light

266. The Laws Pertaining to a Person Who Was in the Midst of a Journey when Night Fell [on Friday]

267. The Laws Pertaining to Prayer on Friday

268. The Laws Governing One Who Errs in the Shabbos Prayers

269. The Laws Pertaining to [the Recitation of] Kiddush in the Synagogue

270. To Recite [the Chapter of] Mishnayos [Entitled] Bameh Madlikin

271. The Laws Pertaining to [the Recitation of] Kiddush over Wine

272. The Wine Over Which Kiddush Is Recited

273. [The Requirement] that Kiddush Be Recited in the Place of the Meal

274. The Laws Pertaining to Breaking Bread on Shabbos

275. The Tasks Forbidden to Be Performed on Shabbos by the Glow of the [Shabbos] Lights

276. The Laws Pertaining to a Light Kindled by a Non-Jew on Shabbos

277. [Safeguards] to Prevent the [Shabbos] Lights from Being Extinguished

278. Lights May Be Extinguished [on Shabbos] for the Sake of a Person Who Is Sick

279. The Laws Governing Carrying a Lamp on Shabbos

280. The Laws Pertaining to Marital Intimacy on [Shabbos]

281. The Laws Pertaining to the Hymns [of Praise Recited] on Shabbos Day

282. The [Communal] Reading of the Torah and the Maftir

283. The Reason Two Torah Scrolls Are Not Taken Out Every Shabbos

284. The Laws Pertaining to the Haftarah and Its Blessings

285. To Read the Torah Portion Twice in Its Original and Once in Translation

286. The Laws Pertaining to the Mussaf Prayers on Shabbos

287. Comforting Mourners and Visiting the Sick on Shabbos

288. The Laws Governing Fasting on Shabbos, and [Particularly,] Fasting [as a Result of a Disturbing] Dream

289. The Sequence of the Shabbos Morning Meal

290. On Shabbos, One Should Complete [the Quota] of 100 Blessings [by Reciting Blessings] on Fruits

291. The Laws Pertaining to the Three [Shabbos] Meals

292. The Laws Governing the Shabbos Afternoon Service

293. The Laws Governing the Evening Service on Motza’ei Shabbos

294. The Laws Governing the Recitation of Havdalah in the Shemoneh Esreh

295. The Havdalah Recited by the Sheliach Tzibbur

296. The Laws Governing [the Recitation of] Havdalah over Wine

297. The Laws Governing the Spices for Havdalah

298. The Laws Governing the Havdalah

299.To Neither Eat, Drink, Nor Perform Any Work Before Reciting Havdalah

300. [The Requirement for a Person] to Arrange His Table on Saturday Night

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