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Shulchan Arukh, Orach Chayim 250
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<b>הכנת הסעודה לשבת. ובו ב סעיפים:</b><br>ישכים בבוקר ביום הששי להכין צרכי שבת ואפי' יש לו כמה עבדים לשמשו ישתדל להכין בעצמו שום דבר לצרכי שבת כדי לכבדו כי רב חסדא היה מחתך הירק דק דק ורבה ורב יוסף היו מבקעים עצים ורבי זירא היה מדליק האש ורב נחמן היה מתקן הבית ומכניס כלים הצריכים לשבת ומפנה כלי החול ומהם ילמוד כל אדם ולא יאמר לא אפגום כבודי כי זה הוא כבודו שמכבד השבת: הגה ויש להשחיז הסכין בערב שבת כי זהו מכבוד השבת שמכין עצמו לאכילה (כל בו וב"י בשם ספר חיי עולם):
A person should be arise on friday early to prepare for Shabbat; even if he has many servants to serve him he should find something small to do, for the honor (of Shabbat). We see this with Rav Chisda who would cut vegetables finely; Rabah and Rav Yosef, who would chop wood; Rabbi Zeira who would light the flame; And Rav Nachman, who would clean the house and replace the weekday cutlery with cutlery designated for Shabbat. We can emulate these people and one should not say: "It is unbecoming of me," for this is the honor of Shabbat. RAMA: Additionally one should sharpen his knife to ease eating on Erev Shabbat for this honors the Shabbat and helps him eat (Kol Bo; Beis Yosef in the name of Sefer Chayei Olam)
ירבה בבשר ויין ומגדנות כפי יכלתו:
A person should have more meat, wine and treats, to the best of his ability.
English translation: Sefaria Community Translation · CC0