Getting up early on Friday to prepare for Shabbat: Shabbat 117b
One who works on Friday after midday will never see benefit: Pesachim 50b
List of customs of various Sages of the Talmud in preparation for Shabbat: Shabbat 119a
Changing one's Paternal Custom regarding working on Friday: Pesachim 50b
Friday fasting: Eruvin 40b-41b; Taanit 27b
Taking care not to enter Shabbat while ravenously hungry: Eruvin 41a
Travelling on Friday, without advance notice to his destination to prepare Shabbat food: Succah 44b
Eating a meal on Friday, before and after 9 1/2 hours of the day: Pesachim 99b-100a
Blowing the Ram's Horn before Shabbat in the Temple: Succah 53b
Blowing the Ram's Horn to announce Shabbat, if Friday is Yom Kippur: Shabbat 114b; Succah 54b
Blowing the Ram's Horn to announce Shabbat, if Friday is a Holiday: Shabbat 114b; Succah 54b
Purpose of blowing the Ram's Horn: Shabbat 114b
Story of Yosef Mokir Shabbat, who got rich when he found a gem in his Shabbat fish: Shabbat 119a
Asking whether the tithe has been removed & whether the Meal bridging Travel Areas for Shabbat has been arranged, and ordering the lighting of the candle: Gittin 6b
Warning that the Above set of instructions must be done in a calm fashion: Gittin 6b-7a
Whether one must halt a meal in progress on the Friday, if the time of Minchah arrives: Succah 38a
Preparing for Shabbat
Better to make Shabbat without special additions, rather than to have to request Tzedakah: Shabbat 118a; Pesachim 112a, 113a
Despite the above, one must do something extra for Shabbat: Pesachim 112a
The importance of preparing meals for Shabbat: Succah 44b
Changing clothing for Shabbat: Shabbat 113a, 113b, 114a
Two Angels, one positive and one negative, who examine a person's house Friday night to see if he is prepared for Shabbat: Shabbat 119b
