Besamim

The laws of Besamim:[1] A. General Laws:[2] The Sages accustomed[3] that one is to smell spices on every[4] Motzei Shabbos in order to comfort the soul which is saddened by the leave of the extra soul[5] which it received on Shabbos.[6] Motzei Yom Tov: [7] On Motzei Yom Tov however […]

Drawing Water

Drawing water:[1] Some are accustomed to draw water from wells and springs on Motzei Shabbos as a Segula for a cure for all their ailments.[2] [This is helpful for both physical and spiritual ailments and assists in one’s understanding of Torah.[3]]   Q&A How is one to fulfill the above […]

Sparks of Kabbala & Chassidus

The Seder of Melaveh Malka in accordance to the Kabalists:[1] After Havdala one is to say Hamotzi over two roles of bread, holding on to only one of them. Prior to the meal he is to recite the Psalm of Mizmor Ledavid Hashem Roiy and then say “This is the […]

Using beverages other than wine

Using wine over other beverages:[1] One is to say Havdala over wine even if he has other significant beverages available.[2] If one does not have wine at home but has at home other significant beverages, he is not required to purchase wine rather than use the other significant beverages. Nevertheless […]

The details of Melaveh Malka

A. The Mitzvah: [1] After Shabbos it is a Mitzvah Min Hamuvchar[2] to have a meal out of respect for Shabbos, to escort it with honor while it is leaving.[3] [This meal is cordially called “Melaveh Malka”.] Setting the table: One is to set his table with a tablecloth, and […]

Eliyahu Hanavi

Mentioning Eliyahu Hanavi on Motzei Shabbos:[1] It is accustomed to mention [the name of] Eliyahu Hanavi on Motzei Shabbos after Havdala[2] as a prayer that he should come and proclaim the redemption.[3]   Eliyahu Hanavi writes the merits of the Jewish people:[4] During the time of Motzei Shabbos, Eliyahu Hanavi […]

The cup of wine

Laws relating to the cup of wine:[1] The cup of wine used for Havdala follows all the laws which apply by a Kos Shel Bracha, such as by Kiddush and the cup used for Birchas Hamazon. The following is a summary of the applicable laws:[2] The cup is to be […]

The Customs

Customs related to Havdala: Standing:[1] It is accustomed to stand while saying Havdala.[2] Wearing Shabbos cloths:[3] It is proper to wear at least some of one’s Shabbos clothing until after Havdala on Motzei Shabbos. [See Halacha 27 for a full analysis on this subject] Looking at the cup of wine […]

Blessings recited

The blessings recited during Havdala:[1] The Sages required one to smell Besamim[2] and say a blessing over a candle on Motzei Shabbos. They organized these blessings to be said during Havdala after the blessing over wine, prior to the blessing of Hamavdil. Thus after the blessing over wine the blessing […]

Eating before

Eating before Havdala:[1] It is forbidden to eat, drink or even taste any amount of food or beverage prior to saying or hearing Havdala over wine or other valid beverages[2]. This however is with exception to water which is allowed to be drunk prior to Havdala.[3] [Nevertheless our custom is […]

The General laws

The Sages instituted that in addition to reciting Havdala in Shemoneh Esrei one must likewise recite Havdala over wine, if wine is available.[1] Is Havdala of a Biblical or Rabbinical origin?[2] Some Poskim[3] rule the words recited in Havdala are of Biblical origin. Others[4] rule it is of Rabbinical origin.[5] […]

The Greatness of Havdala

Pirkeiy Derebbe Eliezer       Shavuos 118b     Sayings of the Sages: Rav Tzadok stated:[1] Whoever does not say Havdala over wine on Motzei Shabbos or does not hear Havdala from others does not see a Siman Bracha. However one who does say Havdala over wine on Motzei […]

Vayehi Noam

Vayehi Noam:[1] The prayer of Vayehi Noam[2] is recited on Motzei Shabbos after Shemoneh Esrei of Maariv.[3] It is not recited when a Yom Tov falls out within the week as will be explained next. Omitting Vayehi Noam the Motzei Shabbos before a Yom Tov: [4] When Yom Tov or […]

The General laws

When to Daven Maariv:[1] It is accustomed to delay the Davening of Maariv [past the time of Tzeis Hakochavim[2]] in order to delay the leave of Shabbos. May one say Havdala and do Melacha prior to Maariv?[3] Once Shabbos has ended, which is when a row of three small stars […]

Doing Melacha on Motzei Shabbos prior to Maariv

Delaying Melacha until after Maariv:[1] In addition to waiting until three small consecutive stars are visible[2] and saying Havdalah in prayer or saying Baruch Hamavdil[3], every meticulous[4] person is to delay doing any [Biblical[5]] Melacha until the congregation has recited the Seder Kedusha [i.e. the entire paragraph of Veata Kadosh[6]] […]

Conclusion of Shabbos?

When is the conclusion of Shabbos and hence Melacha is permitted?[1] The conclusion of Shabbos which allows one to perform Melacha is dependent on three factors: The time of the night. Saying Havdala or Baruch Hamavdil. Conclusion of Maariv in Shul. Some are accustomed to further delay doing Melacha until […]

6. Shaking waste off from foods

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Shaking waste off from foods: Shaking off the thin peel from the grains:[1] If one had kernels which were removed from before Shabbos from their stalks and are still mixed with their chaff[2] they may not be sifted […]

3. Filtering insects from water

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Filtering insects from water:[1] Filtering it prior to drinking: Water which contains worms that are forbidden to be eaten, as explained in Yorah Deah chapter 84 [Halacha 1-3], is forbidden to be filtered even using a cloth, as […]

2. Filtering liquids with a cloth

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Filtering liquids with a cloth:[1] White liquids: It is forbidden to filter water or white wine[2] and the like [of other liquids], using a [non-designated- See Q&A 1] cloth, due to the whitening prohibition, being that soaking a […]

10. Massages

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 10. Massages:[1] It is forbidden to massage one’s body with force even for mere pleasure.[2] It goes without saying [that this is forbidden to be done] in order to exercise and sweat.[3] With oil:[4] It is permitted to smear […]

1. Filtering liquids with a filter/strainer

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Filtering liquids with a filter/strainer:[1] Wine with sediment and cases of the like:[2] One who filters dregs [of wine], meaning that he filters [wine which contains dregs] through a strainer, [has done an] offshoot of [the] separating [prohibition […]

9. Exercising on Shabbos

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. Exercising on Shabbos:[1] Just as it is forbidden to massage one’s body in order to exercise and sweat, similarly it is forbidden to exercise in other forms in order so one sweats for healing purposes. The reason for […]

0. Introduction to laws of Miraked

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The laws of Miraked-Filtering wine, water and other liquids on Shabbos Introduction:[1] The following section will deal with the laws of separating through using a filter. In addition to the problems of Borer that are sometimes applicable as will […]

7. Treating wounds

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Treating wounds: Note: Wounds which come from result of getting cut or hit with metal are considered lethal and its laws were explained above in Chapter 1. See there!   A. Cleaning the blood of a wound:[1] Placing […]

6. Skin Care

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Skin care: A. Puncturing a pimple/boil on Shabbos:[1] Punctures it to let in air to heal it: One who breaks [open] a boil on Shabbos, if he does so in order to make for it an opening for […]

1. Eye care

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here   Important Note: The laws here on the most part relate to classical symptoms which are a mere ache, and what treatments are defined as recognized medical treatments and thus may not be done.  This however does not negate […]

5. One who has a mere ache

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. One who has a mere ache:[1] One who [is not even slightly sick but simply[2]] has a mere ache [in which there is no concern of danger at all and he has strength, and walks like a healthy […]

4. One who is only slightly ill

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. One who is only slightly ill:[1] Having a gentile do a Rabbinical prohibition: If one is not in tremendous pain and does not have a sickness which incorporates his entire body[2] but rather [only] a minor illness, then […]

2. Peeling fruits and vegatables

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Peeling fruits and vegetables:[1] It is forbidden to peel garlic and onions [as well as other foods such as apples and nuts[2]] which one [peels with intent] to set aside [from being eaten right away, due to that […]

0. Introduction to laws of Mifarek

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The laws of Mifarek [separating grains and legumes from their peels and stalks] and peeling fruits and vegetables Introduction: The following section will deal with peeling shells/peels off of foods such as removing the pods/shells of nuts and beans […]

General Q&A

May one gather eggs from a chicken coop on Shabbos? [1] It is forbidden to be done even if the eggs were laid before Shabbos and are not Muktzah as gathering items that do not grow from the ground.[2] However if delaying their gathering will cause a great loss one […]

Gathering Papers

May one gather non-Muktzah papers which have scattered on the floor? [1] According to some opinions if it is troublesome to gather them then this would have the same restrictions as do fruits and may thus only be gathered a little at a time and may not be entered into […]

Gathering Fuit

Gathering scattered fruits:  A. From under the tree which they grew on:[1] One who gathers fruits and joins them together in the area where they fell off the tree [has transgressed the Meameir prohibition].   B. From an area which they have not grown in:[2] Gathering fruits which scattered in […]

The laws of Meameir

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The laws of Meameir Gathering Scattered items on Shabbos 1. The Av Melacha:[1] The action of Meameir [gathering stalks] is one of the principal Shabbos prohibitions which occurred in the Tabernacle with the planted herbs.   2. The Biblical […]

6. Setting up dividers [makeshift walls]

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Setting up dividers [makeshift walls] on Shabbos: A. The prohibition to make a permanent divider:[1] All the below [to be mentioned allowances in putting up dividers] is only with regards to temporary dividers, however a permanent divider is […]

4. Dismantling a roofing on Shabbos

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Dismantling a roofing on Shabbos: The rule:[1] Any tent which is allowed to be mantled and [thus] does not involve [the] building [prohibition], then it likewise does not involve [the] destroying [prohibition] and is [thus] permitted to be […]

0. Introduction to Laws of Ohel

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The following chapter will discuss the laws of setting up dividers and roofing on Shabbos. Roofing is defined as any item which hovers over a surface, such as an umbrella, or a tent, or a table. The problem involved […]

Practical Q&A on Kneading

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Practical Q&A May one make instant foods through mixing water and a powder together, such as instant mashed potatoes/porridge/rice?[1] All instant food powders such as mashed potato mix, and the like, which are only edible when mixed with water […]

3. The definition of an “irregularity”

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. The definition of an “irregularity”:[1] The Sages permitted for one to knead a Rabbinical kneading mixture if one uses certain irregularities in the kneading process. One may thus knead all materials into a thin batter, using these irregularities. […]

0. Introduction to the Laws of Kneading

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: Kneading is one of the Biblically forbidden Shabbos labors. There is a dispute dating back to the Talmud, which is likewise disputed in the codifiers, as to what constitutes kneading and as to which materials are forbidden to […]

Making Kiddush as soon as arrive home

Making Kiddush as soon as one arrives home:[1] It is a Mitzvah Min Hamuvchar[2] to recite Kiddush as close to the entrance of Shabbos as possible.[3] [This especially applies if one has hungry guests or family members waiting to start the meal.[4] It goes without saying that one should not […]

Drying the Kiddush cup

Drying the inside of a cup on Shabbos:[1] It is forbidden to dry a wet cup with a cloth [or tissue or napkin[2]] on Shabbos.[3] This applies whether the cup is wet due to water, wine or other beverages.[4] This prohibition applies even against using a cloth which one is […]

Japan and New Zealand

When does one keep Shabbos in Japan and New Zealand?[1] One keeps Shabbos on the same day as the local community keeps Shabbos, which is on Saturday[2].  Some Poskim[3] however rule that one should in addition to keeping Shabbos on Saturday[4], be stringent to also not do any Melacha on […]

Time Zones

Q&A relating to changes in time zones In areas[1] which the daylight or night lasts for more than 24 hours, how is Shabbos calculated?[2] Shabbos is calculated based on 24 hours and not based on daylight or night. One thus counts six days of 24 hours and sanctifies the seventh […]

Toilet soap on Shabbos

May one use a toilet that contains toilet soap? One is to avoid using all forms of toilet soaps on Shabbos.[1] Thus one is to remove the soap from the toilet before Shabbos. If one did not do so it is permitted to remove the soap on Shabbos. Some are […]

Air freshener

May one spray air freshener in his room or bathroom? Yes[1] [as one is not creating a new smell in any area, as well as that one is doing so in order to repel the bad smells]. [1] Beir Moshe [1/34] [See also Minchas Yitzchak 6/26 which was asked this […]

Removing cobwebs and spiderwebs on Shabbos

May one remove cobwebs on Shabbos?[1] Some Poskim[2] imply that it is permitted to break cobwebs on Shabbos, and doing so does not involve the Muktzah or destroying prohibition, or any other prohibition. Other Poskim[3], however, rule that cobwebs are considered Muktzah, just like earth and twigs and other waste. […]

Reattaching a Mezuzah

If a Mezuzah fell off the doorpost may one reattach it? The Mezuzah fell together with its case: A Mezuzah which fell together with its case may never be replaced on Shabbos to the door being that doing so involves nailing or taping the Mezuzah to the doorpost which contains […]

Emptying a storage room

May one undo a storage room of non-Muktzah items?[1] It is forbidden to undo a storage room on Shabbos, as doing so involves a great amount of energy, [and is thus not befitting to the day of rest]. This applies even if the items in the storage room are not […]

Unplug Drain

May one unplug a drain pipe on Shabbos?[1] It is forbidden to unplug a stuffed drainage pipe on Shabbos unless lack of doing so will cause flooding to one’s house, in which case one may remove the blockage of the pipe with an irregularity.[2] Example: If one’s rain pipes on […]

Tevilas Keilim

Immersing vessels in a Mikveh:[1] It is forbidden to immerse a vessel[2] in a Mikveh on Shabbos if the vessel requires immersion in order to be used.[3] Thus any vessel bought from a gentile and has not yet been immersed may not be immersed on Shabbos. This applies even if […]

Scrubbing, Shining and Polishing

Scrubbing, Shining and Polishing dishes and silverware:[1] One may scrub down, shine and polish all dishes and cutlery needed to be used on Shabbos, even if they are made of silver, so long as the shining agent does not remove any layer of the vessel. Thus it is forbidden to […]

Washing dishes on Shabbos

Washing dishes on Shabbos: [1] All dishes/cutlery needed to be used on Shabbos may be washed anytime on Shabbos, even much time prior to the meal.[2] Thus one may wash the Friday night dishes immediately after the meal on Friday night and does not need to wait until the morning. […]

Garbage

Removing the garbage:[1] Although in general one’s garbage is considered Muktzah, nevertheless it is permitted to remove it outside if the garbage is full. It is forbidden to remove the garbage if it is not yet full.[2] [For a detailed elaboration on this subject see Volume 1 “The Laws of […]

Cleaning spills on Shabbos

Cleaning spills on Shabbos Introduction: Cleaning a spill on Shabbos involves two actions which touch upon a number of possible prohibitions. These two actions are: 1) Wetting the cloth with the spill and 2) Moving around the soaked cloth. Wetting a cloth on Shabbos touches upon a possible laundering and […]

Cleaning one’s table

The laws of removing leftovers from ones table:[1] Introduction: Certain leftover foods are considered Muktzah and are therefore forbidden to be moved. The question hence arises how is one to clean his table from leftovers after the Shabbos meal. It is always permitted to shake the leftovers off the table […]

Moving Furniture

Dragging furniture across one’s floor or ground: [1] It is permitted to drag an average size table, chair, or bed over any floor, including an earth floor, so long as one has no intent to form a ditch in the earth[2] and doing so does not inevitably cause the ditch […]

Mopping ones floor on Shabbos

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Sweeping one’s house on Shabbos

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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 […]

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] […]

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 […]