1. Sweeping on Shabbos:[1] A. Using brooms made of hard strands: Breakable strands:[2] It is forbidden to sweep on Shabbos using a broom made of twigs [or other hard strands] which easily break upon being used.[3] This applies to all types of floors, even tiled floors.[4] [Thus one may not […]
General Summary of Hatmanah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here General Summary of Hatmanah: It is a Mitzvah to insulate hot food before Shabbos so one can eat hot food on Shabbos, in its honor. The following are the laws involved in how one may insulate his food: Definition […]
5. Scenarios in which insulating on Shabbos is permitted
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Scenarios in which insulating on Shabbos is permitted: A. Placing an upside-down pot over a hot pot on Shabbos:[1] It is forbidden to place a vessel as a covering over a hot pot for the purpose of retaining […]
1. Insulating food on Shabbos itself
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Insulating food on Shabbos itself:[1] The prohibition:[2] On Shabbos itself it is forbidden to insulate hot foods even with material that does not add heat. The reason:[3] [Now,] even though [insulating with material that does not increase heat] […]
3. Is it permitted to insulate during Bein Hashmashos of Erev Shabbos?
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Is it permitted to insulate during Bein Hashmashos[1] of Erev Shabbos?[2] By Bein Hashmashos, even though it is questionable if it is considered nighttime [and thus perhaps Shabbos has already begun, nevertheless], one is permitted to insulate [food] […]
2. The definition of insulation
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. The definition of insulation: A. The law if the insulation does not touch the walls of the pot: If the insulating material does not directly touch the pot, then it is not consider insulated. See Chapter 1 Halacha […]
9. The law if one transgressed and insulated in material which adds heat
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. The law if one transgressed and insulated in material which adds heat:[1] First Opinion:[2] If one transgressed and insulated [in material which increases heat], even [if this was done] inadvertently [without prior knowledge of the prohibition], [nevertheless] the […]
8. The laws of Hatmanah in a case that the oven has been sealed shut with plaster
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The laws of Hatmanah in a case that the oven has been sealed shut with plaster:[1] If the oven is plastered with clay around its opening, it is permitted [to leave food in it] in any scenario, even […]
7. Placing a non-insulated pot of food directly on top of coals of an oven or fire
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Placing a non-insulated pot of food directly on top of coals of an oven or fire:[1] First Opinion:[2] To place the pot directly on coals, even if the coals are dimmed and covered, is forbidden in all cases, […]
6. Insulating before Shabbos with non-heat adding material, on top of material that adds heat, such as a blech
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Insulating before Shabbos with non-heat adding material, on top of material that adds heat, such as a blech:[1] A pot which has been insulated with Mochin or other materials which do not add heat, is forbidden to be […]
