[Avodah] More on davening late Shavuous

[Prof. Levine]

At 08:32 AM 5/30/2009, SBA on Areivim wrote:
>Another issue relates to the second day of Shavuos. There is an enactment to
>keep two days of yom tov in Chutz LaAretz (on account of sefeika d'yoma-an
>uncertainty in the day that rosh chodesh was declared). Can we daven early
>on the second night (Friday night), or do we have to wait until the time the
>stars come, just as we do on the first night of Shavuos?...

The YI of Ave J had a minyan on Friday (the first day of Shavuous at 
7 PM for Mincha followed immediately by Maariv.  Over 100 people attended!!!

When someone asked a RY at Yeshiva Torah Vodaath about davening early 
on Friday when the second day of Shavuous is Shabbos, he showed him a 
Mogen Avraham that says that one should daven earlier on this Friday, 
so that people stop cooking before Shabbos begins.  When this person 
said, "But I never recall this being done, the RY said, 'So?' It is 
definitely allowed."

So the answer is clearly one can daven early on the second night 
(Friday night).

BTW, let me add the following that occurred to me. According to those 
poskim who are concerned about Temimos, do they also require that 
women wait to light candles on the first night of Shavuous until 
after Tzeis? Should not Temimos apply to lighting candles also, if 
one is to be consistent?

I have never heard of such a thing, and all of the calenders that I 
have seen give the usual 18 minutes before Shkia for candle lighting 
for the first night of Shavuous.

Yitzchok Levine 
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