Rabbeinu Tam's Nightfall
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Question
Is it permissible for a person who ends Shabbat according to Rabbeinu Tam to instruct his friends to perform for him Torah or rabbinic prohibitions during the time between the regular end of Shabbat and Rabbeinu Tam's time? Is there a source for those who are stringent only regarding Torah prohibitions? And should one who is stringent according to Rabbeinu Tam on Shabbat also be stringent regarding the evening Shema?
Answer
Peace and blessings,
A. It is permissible to tell a friend to do work, as it is not considered a prohibition by law but only as a stringency.
B. Certainly, there is room for this, as all doubts in Torah law are more stringent.
C. There is value in being stringent in what one has accepted upon oneself, even if not doing so in other commandments.