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1) Hatmana B'Davar Hamosif Hevel, insulating with materials that will increase the heat of the food in the pot is prohibited even if it is done from before Shabbos.
Thus, a pot that is on a heat source, even if it's on a blech or a hot plate, may not be [totally] wrapped with an article of clothing a blanket or a towel, as the heat combined with the wrapped material will increase the heat. (Shulchan Aruch Siman 257:8)
A common example of this would be a hot water urn where a specially designed cover or a regular towel is placed over the entire device to keep the water hotter than it would otherwise be while just in the uncovered urn. This is prohibited to do even on Erev Shabbos if it covers the entire urn, as it increases the heat of the water.
2) Likewise, a pot that is not directly on the heat source, but is on top of another pot that is on the heat source, may still not be insulated [totally] (Pri Megadim, Eishel Avrohom, Siman 298:1)
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Why do we observe Asara B'Teves on Friday, as it falls out this year (this coming Friday, december 17), while other fast days are not observed on Fridays?
Answer:
The only fast (besides Yom Kippur) that we actually fast on Friday (and would also fast on Shabbos, but will never fall out on Shabbos until the end of time) is Asara B'Teves. Other fasts, if they fall on Friday, are pushed off until Sunday.
The reason for this is that the Posuk (Yechezkael Perek 24:2) in regards to Asara B'Teves "B'Etzem HaYom Hazeh, On this very day", the very same words used in the Torah (Vayikra Perek 23:28) in regard to Yom Kippur, thus the rabbis deduced that Asara B'Teves, like Yom Kipur,should never be pushed off from its actual date.
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