Tikkun Chatzos[1] In the first chapter in Shulchan Aruch Admur discusses the detailed laws of Tikkun Chatzos. It is no longer accustomed amongst most Jewry to perform Tikkun Chatzos[2]Â and hence the detailed laws written by Admur have been omitted from this chapter. Nevertheless parts of this Halacha have been […]
Waking up on time
Waking up on time:Â [1] One should be strong like a lion and overcome his desire [to continue sleeping] by waking [from his sleep[2] some time[3]] prior to the morning [dawn[4]] in order to serve G-d [which is the purpose of his creation and it is for this reason that his […]
The 6 constant mitzvos
The constant Mitzvos:  The Poskim [1] enumerated a list of Mitzvos that one has the ability to constantly fulfill throughout the day being that they are not limited to any specific time, place or action. These are: Belief in Hashem Not to believe in the existence of any other G-d. […]
As Light as an eagle
This Halacha is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy me here or on Amazon.com As light as an eagle:[1] Control ones sight: One is to be as light as an eagle. This refers to ones sight, that one should close his eyes to avoid viewing evil. Just like the eagle changes his glance very […]
The Fundamentals of Avodas Hashem
Attributes that one should emulate throughout his life:[1] Rabbi Yehuda Ben Teima stated: One should be as bold as a leopard, as light as an eagle, as swift as a deer, and as strong as a lion in order to fulfill the will of your Father in Heaven. The following […]
1. Scattering items by throwing them into the wind
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Scattering items by throwing them into the wind:[1] The Av Melacha: Artificial wind-blowing on pesoles Scattering without wind A. The prohibition:[2] First opinion-Is always liable: One who throws something into the wind and the wind scatters it, is […]
Chapter 1: The laws of Trapping creatures on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 1: The laws of Trapping creatures on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of trapping, killing and injuring creatures on Shabbos. Both trapping, killing or injuring an animal are principal Shabbos prohibitions. At times it […]
3. Doing an action with a cloth which may cause liquid to squeeze out
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Doing an action with a cloth which may cause liquid to squeeze out: A. Inserting a wet cloth into the opening of a bottle:[1] It is forbidden to insert [wet[2]] Mochin [i.e. any soft material] into the opening […]
1. Squeezing cloths that have become wet
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here  Introduction: This chapter deals with the laws of squeezing liquids out from cloth. Doing so in addition to containing the Mifarek prohibition as well contains at times the laundering prohibition. Regarding the laundering prohibition, only those laws […]
1. Smearing oil on the body on Shabbos for pleasure
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction The following chapter will discuss the laws of smearing oil on one’s body. The problem with doing so at times is that it falls under the decree made against healing. In continuation of this, the laws of […]
Playing games
Introduction- The spirit of Shabbos Due to the holiness of Shabbos, adults should avoid playing games on Shabbos even if the game has no Halachic prohibitions involved. The Talmud states that the city of Tur Shimon was destroyed for the sin of playing ball on Shabbos. Some explain this to […]
1. Molid Reiach-The laws of placing perfume and the like onto objects/clothing and one’s skin
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Molid Reiach-The laws of placing perfume and the like onto objects/clothing and one’s skin: A. Smoking fruits on Yom Tov over incense:[1] In order to absorb a good taste:[2] Even to smoke fruits is only permitted when one’s […]
Chapter 2: Killing or injuring creatures on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 2: Killing or injuring creatures on Shabbos 1. The Primary Melacha that was in the Tabernacle-Slaughtering:[1] Slaughtering is one of the principal [forbidden] actions [on Shabbos], [being] that [it] was done in the [building process for the] Tabernacle […]
Chapter 5: Laws relating to a fire on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The law if the fire poses a danger:[1] It is permitted and praiseworthy to extinguish any fire which has even a remote doubt[2] as to if it can be life threatening. Thus, any fire which has the ability […]
Left light on in Fridge
May one open or close the door of his fridge if the light was left active? No. It is forbidden to open or close the door of the fridge if the fridge light was left active and will inevitably turn on or off upon being opened or closed. This […]
Beginning a Melacha before Shabbos which will continue into Shabbos
May one begin a Melacha before Shabbos if it will continue into Shabbos?[1] The rule: It is permitted for one to begin a Melacha[2] on Erev Shabbos, up until sunset, even if it will not be completed before sunset, and will thus consequently finish on its own on Shabbos. Furthermore, […]
Fasting on Erev Shabbos
May one fast on Erev Shabbos:[1] Setting up a new fast day for Erev Shabbos: One may not initially set up[2] a fast day for Erev Shabbos, unless he eats something prior to the entrance of Shabbos[3]. The reason for this requirement is in order so one not enter into […]
Eating restriction applicable on Erev Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from our Sefer Buy Here Eating on Erev Shabbos: Arranging a large feast:[1] It is forbidden for one to establish[2] a large feast on Erev Shabbos, which one is not accustomed to eating during the week if the feast involves drinking alcoholic beverages.[3] It is […]
Traveling on Erev Shabbos
Traveling On Erev Shabbos:[1] One must reach his Shabbos destination prior to 4 hours and 48 minutes[2] [see footnote] having passed from the beginning of day.[3] [See Q&A] This is due to concern that if he arrives later than the above time there will not be enough time to prepare […]
Prohibition #1: The/Koreah/Tearing prohibition
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Prohibition #1: The/Koreah/Tearing prohibition The laws of Tearing sewn items and separating glued items on Shabbos 1. The rules of the prohibition and when it applies: A. The Principal prohibition-Tearing with intent to re-sew:[1] One who tears [an […]
Performing a Bris on Shabbos
The Laws involved in performing a Bris on Shabbos 1. In what scenarios is a child to be circumcised on Shabbos? The circumcision of an infant is to be performed on the eighth day after birth even if it falls on Shabbos.[1] If however it is past […]
10. Pumping and squeezing breast milk on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 10. Pumping and squeezing breast milk on Shabbos:[1] Into a cup and the like: A woman may not squeeze milk from her breasts into a cup or into a pot in order to nurse [the milk] to her child. […]
9. What may be done for the new born on Shabbos?
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. What may be done for the new born on Shabbos?[1] The child which is born on Shabbos may have all of his needs done for him. One may: Bathe him, Salt him in order so his flesh harden, […]
8. The Law if a woman died r”l during childbirth
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The law if a woman died r”l during childbirth:[1] A woman which sat on the birthing stool and died, one is to bring a knife on Shabbos even through a public property, and tear her stomach and take […]
7. Desecrating Shabbos for a woman who is after birth
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Desecrating Shabbos for a woman who is after birth: A. First three days after birth: [1] Throughout the entire first three days after birth the Yoledes is considered like a definite dangerously ill person. The reason for this […]
6. Assisting a gentile women give birth
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Assisting a gentile women give birth:[1] Is forbidden even for reward as one can excuse herself without causing enmity:  One may not assist a gentile to give birth even if the needed assistance does not involve desecrating Shabbos, […]
5. Matters which take time may be done before she reaches the Halachic state of a Yoledes
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Matters which take time may be done before she reaches the Halachic state of a Yoledes: [1] Calling a midwife: However to call a midwife from place to place which is a matter which takes time and delay […]
4. From when does a woman carry the Halachic definition of a Yoledes
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. From when does a woman carry the Halachic definition of a Yoledes:[1] From when is a [woman] defined as a Yoledes [in the process of giving birth] to be allowed to desecrate Shabbos [on her behalf]? From when […]
3. List of matters that may be done for a Yoledes
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. List of matters that may be done for a Yoledes: A. Calling a midwife: One may call a midwife for her from one place to another. [See Halacha 4 regarding when it becomes permitted to call a midwife] […]
The laws of Erasing
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 3: The Laws of Erasing General rule: Whenever something is forbidden to be written on Shabbos, as explained in the previous chapter, it is likewise forbidden to be erased unless stated otherwise[1]. Refer to the previous chapter for […]
2. Preparing matters from before shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Preparing matters from before Shabbos:[1] It is proper to beware that when the 9th month arrives one prepares all [the matters that would require desecration in the event she was to give birth on Shabbos] from before Shabbos […]
The laws of writing
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Writing letters, symbols, marks, pictures 1. The Av Melacha[1] To write or erase with intent to write: One who writes[2], and erases in order to write in the erased area, has performed one of the primary Melachas. [This is […]
1. Desecrating Shabbos on behalf of a Yoledes
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Desecrating Shabbos on behalf of a Yoledes: [1] Like a dangerously ill person: A Yoledes [see exact Halachic definition in Halacha 3] is [considered] like a dangerously ill person and one [thus] is to desecrate Shabbos on her […]
8. Weaving and unraveling ropes and wicks
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. Weaving and unraveling ropes and wicks:[1] Biblically: One who weaves ropes of any type of material is liable for [the] tying [prohibition]. The amount [needed to be tied] to be Biblically liable is to the point that the […]
7. Cutting a knot
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Cutting a knot:[1] Cutting the sewing and knot of the tailor: Even if a collar had already been opened [after being made] but a professional [tailor] returned and sewed [the two sides of the collar] together in the […]
Tying a scarf or tichel
May one tie a scarf around his neck, or a tichel on ones hair? It is best to do so with a bow over a knot. However there are Poskim[1] which allow one to make even a double knot as long as the double knot is not tight. Other Poskim[2] […]
Tying a gartel to a sefer torah
May one tie a Gartel to a Sefer Torah? Some Poskim[1] rule that when it is done in a way that one makes a bow over a knot then it may only be done to undo that day, such as to undo by Mincha. If however one will not be […]
Practical Q&A
May one ask a gentile to untie a temporary knot in a time of need? Even if the knot is meant to last for more than 7 days, it is allowed to be done.[1] However it requires further analysis if this applies even according to Admur/Taz[2]. Â May one make […]
9. Sucking the milk from an animal
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. Sucking the milk from an animal:[1] As a cure for heart pain: One who is moaning from heart pain of which his treatment is to suckle with his mouth from [the breast of] an animal, is permitted to […]
An amateur knot
When making an amateur knot must one have in mind to undo it within 24 hours?[1] If the knot is a type of knot which is at times opened within 24 hours, and certainly if it is meant to constantly be opened, then there is no need for one to […]
A professional knot
What is considered a professionally made knot?[1] Any strong knot which is tightly tied there is doubt that perhaps it is considered a professional knot. Double knots: Therefore [strong] double knots are forbidden to be tied or untied unless in a case of pain when made to not last 24 […]
8. Pumping and squeezing breast milk on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. Pumping and squeezing breast milk on Shabbos:[1] Into a cup and the like: A woman may not squeeze milk from her breasts into a cup or into a pot in order to nurse [the milk] to her child. […]
Summary
Biblically: It is only Biblically prohibited to tie or untie a knot if: At the time of making it one plans to let the knot remain tied for as long as it can possibly last and does not plan to ever untie it.[1] According to some opinions there must also […]
7. Squeezing juice out of pickles and other foods saturated with external liquids
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Squeezing juice out of pickles and other foods saturated with external liquids: A. Squeezing out the liquid for the sake of drinking their liquids:[1] Fruits and vegetables that are pickled in salt and vinegar, or in salt water, […]
6. Juice which flowed on its own from fruits on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Juice which flowed on its own from fruits on Shabbos: A. From grapes and olives: Forbidden to be drunk on Shabbos:[1] Liquids which flowed out on Shabbos on their own from olives and grapes are forbidden[2] [to be […]
6. Examples of Cases
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Examples of Cases: A. Untying the rope that secures a cover to its vessel:[1] Seals that are on vessels, such as a chest of drawers, box and portable tower which have their covering tied to them with a […]
5. To suck the juice out from fruits
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. To suck the juice out from fruits:[1] First Opinion: The above however only applies to squeezing, however, to suck out the juice from the fruit with one’s mouth there are opinions[2] who allow one to do so even […]
5. Making a knot for the sake of a Mitzvah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Making a knot for the sake of a Mitzvah:[1] A knot which is not Biblically considered a permanent knot but rather only Rabbinically is allowed to be tied for the sake of a Mitzvah, such as to make […]
4. Squeezing in order to sweeten the fruit
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Squeezing in order to sweeten the fruit:[1] Important note: Regarding the definition of commonly squeezed fruits- See Halacha 2 and Q&A there! By fruits that are not commonly squeezed for their juice even when in plentiful: If one […]
4. A bow and single knot
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. A bow knot and a single knot:[1] A bow made on top of a single knot:[2] The above only refers to [a double knot made of] two knots one of top of the other, however by one knot […]
3. Squeezing juice into food and liquid
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Squeezing juice into food and liquid: A. Squeezing ripe grapes into food [as opposed to liquid]:[1] Squeezing grapes directly into food: It is permitted to squeeze a cluster of grapes into a pot that contains food in order […]
3. Tying and untying a double knot on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Tying and untying a double knot on Shabbos:[1] [Due to that we rule stringently in the above dispute to prohibit tying and untying professional knots in all cases] we are therefore accustomed to be careful not to tie […]
2. The Rabbinical prohibition of making a knot and the knots which are permitted to be tied and untied
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. The Rabbinical prohibition of making a knot and the knots which are permitted to be tied and untied:[1] A. The Rabbinical definition of a permanent knot: If one sets in his mind a designated time in which he […]
2. Squeezing edible fruits on Shabbos for the purpose of drinking their juice
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Squeezing edible fruits on Shabbos for the purpose of drinking their juice: A. Strawberries, pomegranates and all fruits which are squeezed when there are plenty of them:[1] Rabbinically, it is forbidden to squeeze even strawberries and pomegranates in […]
1. Biblical prohibition of making a permanent knot
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The Biblical prohibition of making a permanent knot: The Principal Prohibition that was in the Mishkan:[1] Tying and untying are amongst the principal [forbidden] actions[2], being that in the [process of building the] Tabernacle, the fishermen for the […]
1. The Biblical prohibition in squeezing fruits on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The Biblical prohibition in squeezing fruits on Shabbos: A. Edible Fruits:[1] Olives and grapes: One who squeezes olives in order to take out oil, or grapes in order to take out wine is liable[2] due to that he […]
0. Introduction to Tying and Untying
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following chapter will discuss when and when not 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 […]
0. Introduction to Squeezing juice from Fruits/Vegetables
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following chapter will deal with the laws of squeezing liquids out of solids on Shabbos. Squeezing liquid from a fruit or vegetable involves the Mifarek prohibition which is an offshoot of the threshing prohibition and is […]
Earplugs – May one use earplugs on Shabbos?
Shop Now *As an Amazon Associate I earn from  qualifying purchases. WhatsApp Facebook Twitter Telegram Sign up for Daily Distribution Sponsor an Episode Donate May one use earplugs on Shabbos?[1] Wax or silicone earplugs: It is forbidden to use wax earplugs on Shabbos if they are required to be shaped […]
Removing wax or ink blotches
May one remove wax blotches [as well as other forms of blotches] from letters of a Sefer Torah and does it invalidate the Torah? First Opinion[1]: If there is wax [or other blotch] on a letter and the letter is not recognizable due to this then the sefer is invalid […]
Chapter 5: Preparing a bonfire prior to the entrance of Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 5: Preparing a bonfire prior to the entrance of Shabbos (Chapter 255 Halachas 1-4) Introduction: The previous chapters dealt with the laws regarding leaving food on a fire from before Shabbos. The following chapter will deal with […]
General Summary-The Smearing prohibition
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here General Summary-The Smearing prohibition:[1] It is a Biblical prohibition to smear and consequently smoothen wax and material of the like. It is thus forbidden to cover a hole with wax or even congealed oil and fat due to a […]
Chapter 4: The laws of Shehiyah by baking bread, and the laws of removing bread from an oven on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 4: The laws of Shehiyah by baking bread, and the laws of removing bread from an oven on Shabbos (Chapter 254 Halachas 6-12) 1. The laws of placing bread in an oven close to Shabbos without enough […]
Bar of Soap
Does washing ones hands with a bar of soap contain the smoothening prohibition [Mimacheik]?[1] Regarding the smoothening prohibition some Poskim[2] rule by soft soap it applies and thus would be forbidden to use according to all opinions. Others[3] hold that it only applies if there is a visible amount of […]
Chapter 3: The laws of Shehiyah by roasting
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 3: The laws of Shehiyah by roasting (Chapter 254 Halachas 1-5) Introduction: The following section will discuss the laws of placing food directly on a fire or directly on coals, without the use of a pot and […]
4. The laws of smearing saliva on the ground
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. The laws of smearing saliva on the ground:[1] Regarding smearing the saliva on the floor-See “The Laws of Building and Destroying” Chapter 2 Halacha 14! May one smear saliva on a bench?[2] It is permitted according to all. […]
3. Smearing fat and oil
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Smearing fat and oil: Smearing oil:[1] It is permitted to smear [oil] [See “The Laws of Smearing Oil” regarding using scented oils] with ones hand over ones entire body for pleasure. [Thus, doing so does not contain the […]
Chapter 2: Placing a cooked food on an oven very close to Shabbos, without enough time for it to heat up
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 2: Placing a cooked food on an oven very close to Shabbos, without enough time for it to heat up:[1] Introduction: The above discussion in chapter 1 only referred to initially placing a pot of uncooked food […]
Chapter 1: The laws of leaving a pot of food on the fire into Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Chapter 1: The laws of leaving a pot of food on the fire into Shabbos [1] (Chapter 253 Halachas 1-13) Important Note: When one desires to return[2] a food to the fire before Shabbos without enough time for […]
2. Spreading and smoothening foods on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Spreading and smoothening foods on Shabbos:[1] The act of spreading and smoothening a food on Shabbos touches upon two different sets of prohibitions; Mimacheik and Boneh. The concept of Mimacheik applies when one smoothens an item and the […]
1. The General Law
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The general law:[1] One who smears a poultice[2], which means that he smoothes and levels the grooves that are in it, as well as one who smears wax or tar and anything of the like which is a […]
Introduction to Shehiyah
In certain circumstances the Sages forbade leaving food on a fire from before Shabbos, out of fear that one may come to increase the flame on Shabbos in order to quicken the cooking of the food. The Rabbinical restriction only applies in specific scenarios. It depends on: The type of […]
Lice
Removing lice from skins:[1] One may not remove lice from the skins of fox and the like being that [in the process] one removes hair from the skin which contains the sheering prohibition, and although it is done unintentionally, nevertheless it is an inevitable occurrence [and is thus forbidden]. Â […]
Scabs
Removing scabs:[1] One may remove the scab of a wound [with ones hands[2]]. [However this may only be done if it will not cause blood to be extracted.[3]] Final stage of the wound: Even in the final stage of the wound, which is defined as when it has already healed […]
Using diapers with tape or velcro
May one use diapers on Shabbos which are fastened using a piece of tape or Velcro which is attached to the diaper? Velcro diapers:Â May be used in all cases. Adhesive tape: This matter is disputed amongst Poskim in whether it is allowed. Some are stringent to prohibit using it […]
Blisters
Cutting off a blister:[1] It is forbidden to cut a blister from one’s body whether with ones hand [or teeth[2]] whether with a vessel, whether for himself whether for others, whether it is [filled with] puss [blister] whether it is dry. If one does cut a puss [filled] blister with […]
Putting on a bandaid
May one place a band-aid on a wound on Shabbos?[1] Doing so may involve the tearing prohibition when opening it and the sewing prohibition when applying it. Opening the band-aid: Some Poskim[2] rule that the band-aid must have its wrapping as well as its white plastic sheet which covers over […]
Brushing hair
Check out our Amazon Sefarim Shop WhatsApp Telegram Facebook Twitter Sponsor an Article Donate May one brush his/her hair on Shabbos?[1] Using a brush:[2] It is forbidden to brush [hair] with a brush on Shabbos, even with those [brushes] made of swine hair. The reason for this is because: it […]
The Tearing prohibition
Tearing sewed items and separating items that were glued together? See Volume 2 “The Laws of Cutting and Tearing items on Shabbos” for the full elaboration on this subject. Below [in the gray table] is a brief summary which relates to the tearing prohibition that corresponds to the sewing prohibition. […]
Styling hair
May one style their hair or undo the style on Shabbos?[1] It is forbidden for a woman to braid her hair on Shabbos, or to undo the braid. However she may split the hair[2] [through the middle having the hair on the right part of the head brushed to the […]
The Gluing prohibition
Gluing things together:[1] One who attaches papers or skins with glue of the scribes and the like is [doing] an offshoot of the sewing [prohibition] and is liable. Â Summary: It is forbidden to glue items together on Shabbos. Â Q&A May one use scotch tape on Shabbos to tape […]
Pulling a thread
Pulling a thread to tighten the connection between the parts of clothing:[1] A clothing which was sturdily sewed and its thread was left sticking out[2], and two parts of the clothing slightly split apart from each other with the threads of the sewing sticking out, then if one pulls the […]
Removing hair or nails
Removing one’s hair and nails:[1] The general rules: Cutting one’s hair or nails with a vessel: If one cuts his hair or nails with a vessel he is liable. By hair he is liable even if he only cuts two hairs. If he cut only one hair he is exempt […]
The Sewing prohibition
The Biblical prohibition-Sewing a stable set of stitches:[1] One who sews two stitches and [makes] a knot [at its end], or three stitches even if he does not make a knot [at its end] is liable [to bring a sin offering]. However [one who sews] two stitches and does not […]
Gozeiz-Shearing
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The laws of Gozeiz-Shearing Removing hair, skin, and nails 1. The Av Melacha-Shearing wool from skin:[1] One who shears hair or wool from a living or dead animal, whether the animal is domestic or wild, or even [if he […]
Practical Q&A
May one read announcements placed on a bulletin board?[1] Those announcements which do not deal with matters of business, or mourning may be read. May a list which one wrote before Shabbos be read on Shabbos?[2] [If they do not involve words of Torah] then they may not be […]
May one read a cookbook on Shabbos?
May one read a cookbook on Shabbos?[1] It is permitted to read it for mere enjoyment, as it is common for women to enjoy reading different ideas of recipes.[2] However it is forbidden to be read as a preparation for preparing a meal in the coming days.[3] ______________________________________ [1] Beir […]
May one read a newspaper on Shabbos?
May one read a newspaper on Shabbos?[1] Newspapers which contain matters relating to business, economy, and advertisements, are forbidden to be read, even with intent to read only the non-business related sections and articles, being that it is very difficult for one to prevent oneself from reading the other sections.[2] […]
Forbidden writings muktzah?
Are writings which are forbidden to be read on Shabbos Muktzah?[1] One is particular about the writing: Any writing which is forbidden for one to read on Shabbos, is [Muktzah Machmas Gufo and is hence] forbidden to be moved if it is of importance in one’s eyes, and he is […]
Reading Books on Shabbbos
A. History books and novels:[1] Similarly [history] books of wars (and the history of gentile kings) and parables and metaphors regarding mundane talk, such as the book Emanuel, and it goes without saying books of romance are forbidden to be read on Shabbos. Even to read them in one’s mind […]
Descriptions
Reading descriptions written under designs, portraits and paintings:[1] A wall or curtain which contains designs of different animals or sketches of people [portraying] historical events, such as the battle of David and Goliath, and it is written under [these portraits] “this is the figure of this animal” and “this is […]
Reading mail: A. Which letters are permitted for one to read?[1] Reading a letter from a friend: A [common] letter [of a friend or relative] inquiring ones wellbeing is forbidden to read [verbally], and even to read in one’s mind without verbalization [is forbidden] due to a decree [that one […]
Community Matters
Reading to the public, matters which pertain to the community:[1] Similarly that which is accustomed that the servant read the approbations or excommunications from writing is not to be forbidden due to that one may come to read layman documents, being that [the above writings] are for the need of […]
Mitzvah related
Reading Mitzvah related matters:[1] The prohibition against reading laymen documents, is itself only because of “Mimtzo Cheftzecha”, and the prohibition of Mimtzo Cheftzecha does not apply by the matter of a Mitzvah. As matters of heaven which are forbidden to be done on Shabbos are permitted to be spoken of, […]
3. Making salt water on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Making salt water on Shabbos:[1] A. For pickling foods:[2] It is forbidden to make heavy salt water [on Shabbos] or other heavily salted liquids[3] in order to place [these liquids] into pickled foods, meaning [to place them in] […]
Engraved Writings
Reading engraved writings:[1] Reading writing engraved on a board or pad: Even if the names [of the guests] are engraved on a board or pad and are not written, it is forbidden to be read, as perhaps they will mistakenly come to allow [reading] even laymen documents, as the board […]
2. The Rabbinical prohibition- Salting foods
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. The Rabbinical prohibition- Salting foods: For a general summary see 2D! Although Biblically the prohibition of tanning does not apply to foods, nevertheless Rabbinically the prohibition of tanning applies food.[1] A. Salting raw meat [which is edible by […]
Guest list
Reading the guest list for one’s meal: The letter of the law:[1] Based on the above, one who invited guests and prepared for them delicacies and wrote before Shabbos the names of the guests which were invited so he not forget to call them on Shabbos, or he wrote the […]
1. The Biblical prohibition- Tanning and salting skins
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following chapter will deal with the laws of salting foods and items on Shabbos. Salting skins contains a prohibition of tanning. As an offshoot of this prohibition, some hold it was decreed as well not to pickle […]
Non-business related
Reading non-business related writings:[1] [In addition to the above decree against business documents] they decreed against reading any type of writing, even if it does not contain matters which are forbidden [to do on Shabbos]. Even to read it without verbalizing is forbidden. The reason for this is: due to […]
