Why a Level 4 dedicated to the Alter Rebbe? The Shulchan Aruch HaRav is not a commentary on the Mechaber (מחבר) — it is an autonomous and complete Shulchan Aruch, authored by the Alter Rebbe. Its distinctiveness: it combines halachah (הלכה) + reasons for the mitzvos (טעמי המצוות) + the inner dimension in a single work, and it rules with a unique Talmudic rigor.
For Chabad, the Alter Rebbe is הפוסק האחרון (the final arbiter). This page gathers, for siman שמ"ב, the full text of the Rav, his original insight, and the words of the Rebbe (דברי הרבי) that illuminate the topic.
שלחן ערוך הרב — סימן שמ"ב
The full text of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav (שולחן ערוך הרב)
סימן שמ"ב — בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת מֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרוּ חַזַ"ל מִשּׁוּם גְּזֵרָה — וּבוֹ א סְעִיפִים
Source: Kehot edition, as reproduced on Sefaria. 1 se'if + 0 Kuntres Acharon (קונטרס אחרון) entries.
סעיף א בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת מֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרוּ חַזַ"ל מִשּׁוּם גְּזֵרָה וּבוֹ סְעִיף אֶחָד: כָּל…
בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת מֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרוּ חַזַ"ל מִשּׁוּם גְּזֵרָה וּבוֹ סְעִיף אֶחָד:
כָּל הַדְּבָרִים שֶׁהֵם אֲסוּרִים מִדִּבְרֵי סוֹפְרִים — לֹא גָזְרוּ עֲלֵיהֶם אֶלָּא בְּעַצְמוֹ שֶׁל יוֹם, אֲבָל בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת מֻתָּרִים. וְהוּא שֶׁיְּהֵא שָׁם דְּבַר מִצְוָה, כְּגוֹן לַעֲלוֹת בָּאִילָן אוֹ לָשׁוּט עַל פְּנֵי הַמַּיִם לְהָבִיא לוּלָב אוֹ שׁוֹפָר, אוֹ שֶׁהוּא טָרוּד וְנֶחְפָּז וְנִצְרָךְ לְדָבָר זֶה, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא צֹרֶךְ דְּבַר הָרְשׁוּת אֶלָּא שֶׁהוּא צֹרֶךְ גָּדוֹל אוֹ הֶפְסֵד מְרֻבֶּה (אוֹ שֶׁהוּא צֹרֶךְ גָּמוּר לְשַׁבָּת אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ צֹרֶךְ גָּדוֹל, כְּגוֹן לְעָרֵב עֵרוּבֵי חֲצֵרוֹת כְּדֵי שֶׁיּוּכַל לְטַלְטֵל מִבַּיִת לְחָצֵר), כְּמוֹ שֶׁנִּתְבָּאֵר כָּל זֶה בְּסִמָּן רס"א.
וְיֵשׁ מִי שֶׁהָיָה מִסְתַּפֵּק אִם הִתִּירוּ כָּל זֶה גַּם בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת, כִּי שֶׁמָּא מִסָּפֵק לֹא פָקְעָה קְדֻשַּׁת עֶצֶם הַיּוֹם.
וְיֵשׁ לְהָקֵל (עַיֵּן מָגֵן אַבְרָהָם סוֹף סִמָּן תר[כ]"ג וְסִמָּן תקפ"ח):
Bein hashemashos — it is permitted to do things which Chazal forbade as a decree — and it contains one seif:
All things which are forbidden by the words of the Sofrim (the Sages) — they decreed about them only in the body of the day itself, but during bein hashemashos they are permitted. And this is provided there is a matter of mitzvah involved — such as climbing a tree or floating on the surface of the water to bring a lulav or a shofar; or one is pressed and rushed and needs this thing, even if it is a need of the order of reshus (mundane), as long as it is a great need or a great loss (hefsed meruba); or it is a clear need for Shabbos even though it is not a great need — for example, to make an eruv chatzeiros in order to be able to carry from house to courtyard — as all this was explained in siman 261.
And there is one who was in doubt whether they permitted all this also at the bein hashemashos of motzaei Shabbos, since perhaps, by the doubt, the sanctity of the body of the day itself has not yet passed.
And there is room to be lenient (see Magen Avraham end of siman 623 and siman 588):
קונטרס אחרון — 0 entries (click to expand)
The Kuntres Acharon is the Alter Rebbe's pilpul appendix — his halachic laboratory at the bottom of the page.
חידושים מיוחדים של הרב
The Rav's own חידושים on this siman
The original insights that distinguish the Alter Rebbe on siman שמ"ב. Each chiddush (חידוש) follows the structure: classical position → the Rav's chiddush (חידוש) → practical consequence.
חידוש א — bein hashemashos as a zone of exception (342:1)
Chiddush א — bein hashemashos as a zone of exception (342:1)
A period of uncertainty harnessed for a mitzvah
Classical position: —
The Rav's chiddush: the Alter Rebbe articulates that the halachic period of uncertainty of twilight is used for urgent necessities — not to extend the mundane.
Practical consequence: a tool for emergencies: to harness this zone judiciously.
סיכות, מאמרים ואגרות הרבי
The words of the Rebbe on the themes of siman שמ"ב
| Reference | Topic | Connection to siman שמ"ב |
|---|---|---|
| Likkutei Sichos — various sichos on the topic | Application of the Shulchan Aruch HaRav siman שמ"ב | The Rebbe cites the Shulchan Aruch HaRav siman שמ"ב and articulates the modern application. |
| Igros Kodesh — responses on practical cases | Practical cases connected to the siman | The Rebbe's responses to Chassidim on practical questions arising from this siman. |
⚠ Verification: the references above are research leads to be verified against the physical volumes of the Kehot edition. The most direct source for the Rebbe's pesakim by siman remains שערי הלכה ומנהג (Sha'arei Halachah u-Minhag).
הלכה למעשה — מנהג חב״ד
Practical Chabad conduct
Points of halachic conduct that flow directly from the Shulchan Aruch HaRav siman שמ"ב, in the Chabad sensibility.
For the Chassid (חסיד) of Chabad — Siman שמ"ב
- ① Bein hashemashos: rabbinic acts permitted for a mitzvah. Reference: Shulchan Aruch HaRav שמ"ב:1.
- ② Not for de'oraisa [Torah] prohibitions.
⚠ This section presents Chabad halachic conduct. For any concrete question: consult your Rav.