Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

Chapter 321 Laws of detaching food from the ground, grinding, fixing food, working leather and kneading. Halacha 1 Using bundles of herbs on Shabbos: Avoiding Muktzah: Bundles of madder[1], hyssop, and thyme[2] which were collected in order to dry out and be used for fire wood, may not be used […]

Chapter 320 Introduction: The following chapter will deal with the laws of squeezing liquids out of solids on Shabbos. Squeezing liquid from a solid involves the Mifarek prohibition and is thus only permitted to be done in certain scenarios. The first section will deal with the laws of squeezing from […]

Chapter 319 The Laws of separating [items] on Shabbos Part 1: Separating items within mixtures Introduction: The following section will deal with the laws of separating foods and other items from amongst other foods and items, such as separating cucumbers from tomatoes in a salad, or a white shirt from […]

Chapter 318 Laws of cooking on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of cooking on Shabbos. The first section will discuss the ramifications of one who has transgressed and cooked, or did any other forbidden activity on Shabbos. At times the Sages decreed that the food be […]

Chapter 317 Laws of tying and making bows on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss when one may tie a knot on Shabbos. Doing so involves at times a Biblical prohibition, at others a Rabbinical prohibition, and at others is completely allowed. This is dependent on the type of […]

Chapter 316 Trappings which are forbidden and permitted on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of trapping, killing or injuring creatures on Shabbos. Both trapping and killing or injuring an animal are Principal Shabbos prohibitions. At times it is only Rabbinically forbidden and thus allowed to be […]

Chapter 315 Matters forbidden due to building a tent on Shabbos. Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of setting up dividers and roofings on Shabbos. A roofing is defined as any item which hovers over a surface, such as an umbrella, or a tent, or a table. The […]

Chapter 314 Matters forbidden [to do] because of [the prohibition of] building and destroying on Shabbos. The laws of breaking a vessel on Shabbos Introduction: The laws of destroying a vessel mentioned in the previous chapter were only with regards to disassembling vessels that are made of assembled parts. The […]

Chapter 313 Laws of moving doors, windows and locks on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws that involve inserting and removing doors, windows and other parts into and out of houses and vessels on Shabbos. It will also discuss the laws of inserting locks onto ones door. […]

Chapter 312 Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of Muktzah items as they relate to being used for cleaning purposes after going to the bathroom. In addition other laws regarding using the bathroom are dealt with in this chapter. One must keep in mind that the form of […]