This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. The laws of placing food on top of a pot: A. Returning food onto a fire which is covered by an empty pot:[1] One who awakens in the morning [of Shabbos] and sees that his food which is […]
1. Placing/Returning food on a Tanur/Kupach oven; or a Kirah oven fueled with wood whose fire was not covered
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Placing/Returning food on a Tanur/Kupach oven; or a Kirah oven fueled with wood whose fire was not covered:[1] Note: Regarding the logistics behind the Tanur, Kupach, and Kirah oven-See “The Laws of Shehiyah” Chapter 1 Halacha 3. A […]
0. Introduction on Laws of Chazara
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here The following set of laws will deal with the restrictions that apply to placing a fully cooked food on a fire on Shabbos. As although there is no cooking being done when one places a fully cooked food on […]
1. Inserting a shutter, windowpane or screen into a window
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws that involve inserting and removing doors, windows and other parts into and out of houses on Shabbos. It will also discuss the laws of inserting locks onto ones doors. At […]
15. May one gather non-Muktzah rocks and use it to build a temporary structure
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 15. May one gather non-Muktzah rocks and use it to build a temporary structure: For insulating food on Yom Tov for the sake of Shabbos: [1] When Yom Tov which falls out on Erev Shabbos, it is forbidden to […]
14. The laws of smearing saliva on the ground
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 14. The laws of smearing saliva on the ground:[1] Rubbing it into the ground: One may not rub saliva with his feet onto an earth floor. The reason for this is because: by doing so one is leveling the […]
13. Leveling the floor and the ground
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 13. Leveling the floor and the ground:[1] One who levels the floor of the house or of a courtyard, such as for example he leveled a mound or filled up a ditch or valley, then this is [considered] building […]
12. Placing an item to support the beam of a roof that is caving inwards
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 12. Placing an item to support the beam of a roof that is caving inwards:[1] Using a vessel as a support: A beam from the roof of a house which has broken [and has begun to cave into the […]
11. The Biblical Prohibition to make a hole in a wall, floor, or vessel which holds 40 Seah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 11. The Biblical Prohibition to make a hole in a wall, floor, or vessel which holds 40 Seah:[1] A. The general rule: A wall or floor:[2] One who hammers a peg into the wall in order to hang vessels […]
10. Examples
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Examples: Tearing the covering off of a bottle:[1] A person may tear the hide which [seals] the opening of a barrel of wine or other liquids, if he does so for the need of Shabbos. He need not worry […]
6. Breaking vessels that are attached to the ground
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Breaking vessels that are attached to the ground: A. Breaking the ropes that tie a door to a pit:[1] Seals that are on the ground, such as the door of a pit which is tied with a rope […]
8. The prohibition to break a complete/sturdy vessel on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The prohibition to break a complete/sturdy vessel on Shabbos:[1] If [a barrel] is whole [meaning it never broke and was then refurbished] it is forbidden to break it even in a way that one is not making for […]
9. Breaking an incomplete [non-sturdy] vessel on Shabbos “Mustaki”
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. Breaking an incomplete [non-sturdy] vessel on Shabbos “Mustaki”:[1] It was already explained that there is no building or destroying [prohibition] by vessels which are not large enough to hold 40 seah and are not sturdy structures. Based on […]
5. Assembling and disassembling vessels [that do not hold 40 Seah and are not attached to the ground]
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Assembling and disassembling vessels [that do not hold 40 Seah and are not attached to the ground]:[1] A. Disassembling parts that are firmly attached:[2] All vessels made of assembled parts which are firmly attached to the point that […]
4. Removing doors from vessels that are not attached to the ground and do not hold 40 Seah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Removing doors from vessels that are not attached to the ground and do not hold 40 Seah:[1] If the hinges were only loosely placed in their sockets: The above discussion [in Halacha 3] was with regards to returning […]
3. Inserting a door into vessels that do not hold 40 Seah and are not attached to the ground
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Inserting a door into vessels that do not hold 40 Seah and are not attached to the ground: A. By doors that have hinges on their top and bottom as opposed to their side:[1] If the entire hinge […]
2. Inserting or removing the door of a vessel attached to the ground or which hold 40 seah
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Inserting or removing the door of a vessel attached to the ground or which hold 40 seah: Note: The laws of inserting or removing the doors, windows and locks of a house are elaborated in Chapter 3-See there! […]
1. The general rules of the prohibition
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The general rules of the prohibition: A. Items attached to the ground:[1] Any item attached to the ground [including vessels, even if they are not sturdy[2]] contain the [prohibition] of building and destroying, [even if one plans to […]
13. Inserting a tap into the hole of a barrel on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 13. Inserting a tap into the hole of a barrel on Shabbos: A hollow rod:[1] It is permitted to insert a hollow rod or other [forms of] taps into a [previously made hole that is in a] barrel, in […]
12. The prohibition of plugging a hole on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 12. The prohibition of plugging a hole on Shabbos:[1] The law: Just like it is forbidden to puncture any hole due to the decree of fixing a vessel as was explained above [in Halacha 3], so too it is […]
11. May one unplug a drainage pipe on Shabbos?
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 11. May one unplug a drainage 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 discreetly[2] press on […]
10. Using a tool to drill a hole through a plugged up hole of a vessel
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 10. Using a tool to drill a hole through a plugged up hole of a vessel:[1] In [any] situation that it is allowed to open the plug of an old hole it is [also] allowed to puncture it [i.e. […]
9. Unplugging the hole of a barrel of wine
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. Unplugging the hole of a barrel of wine:[1] A barrel [of wine] which had a hole that was plugged up, even if it was plugged with one’s hands[2], [or] with wood or another item, it is permitted to […]
8. Doing an action which causes a hole to be made unintentionally
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. Doing an action which causes a hole to be made unintentionally: A. Removing a knife from a barrel:[1] Due to the [Rabbinical decree against performing any hole in a vessel, whether for entering or exiting] one may not […]
7. Making a hole in a barrel
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Making a hole in a barrel: A. Chopping off the top of a barrel:[1] A person may present a barrel of wine before his guests, and cut off its head (the definition of the head of the barrel […]
6. The laws of puncturing a hole into a vessel on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. The laws of puncturing a hole into a vessel on Shabbos [Halachas 6-10] Important note 1: The following laws only relate to a hole which one intends to make in a vessel that he plans on continuing to […]
5. Tikkun Keli by food
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Tikkun Keli by foods:[1] A. For the sake of using as a vessel: Animal food [which includes all foods which are edible to animals[2]] does not contain within it [the prohibition of] fixing a vessel [and is permitted […]
4. Examples of cutting and breaking which involve Tikkun Keli
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Examples of cutting and breaking which involve Tikkun Keli: A. Tearing an item in the process of barbecuing fish on Yom Tov:[1] Tearing a piece of paper to place under the fish: One who roasts fish over a […]
3. Cutting, tearing, or breaking an item in order to make a use with it
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. Cutting, tearing, or breaking an item in order to make a use with it: Important Note: There are several prohibitions that can be involved in cutting an item on Shabbos. These are: Destroying, Fixing a vessel, Tearing, Grinding, […]
2. Examples of fixing that involve Tikkun Keli
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Examples of fixing that involve Tikkun Keli: A. Removing cloth balls and straw from one’s clothing:[1] In order to beautify the clothing: One who gathers cloth balls which are on clothing, such as the cloth balls that are […]
1. The definition of the prohibition
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Important Note: Building or fixing an item on Shabbos contains two possible prohibitions. The Makeh Bepatish prohibition and the Building prohibition. In Chapter 1 we will deal with the Makeh Bepatish prohibition, its definition and cases of application. In […]
2. Removing the window frame from the window of the house
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Removing the window frame from the window of the house:[1] The door of a house and of a Bor pit and Dus pit[2] or of vessels which are attached to the ground, such as for example a chicken […]
11. Separating vessels from waste and from amongst other types of vessels
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 11. Separating vessels from waste and from amongst other types of vessels:[1] Just like there is a prohibition of separating food [from waste] so too there is also [a prohibition in separating] other items from amongst their waste, or […]
9. Removing a fly or other waste from ones soup or cup of juice
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. Removing a fly or other waste from ones soup or cup of juice: Note: The explanation behind the differences between the rulings of the Shulchan Aruch and the Siddur with regards to pouring out in-edibles have already been […]
8. Removing the fat off from the surface of milk and all cases of the like such as removing dirt from food
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. Removing the fat off from the surface of milk and all cases of the like such as removing dirt from food:[1] If one desires the milk and not the fat: As was explained in the previous Halacha with […]
7. Pouring food or waste out from a vessel
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Pouring food or waste out from a vessel:[1] Important Note 1: The following Halacha will deal with the laws of separating through spilling from a vessel. At times the separating prohibition applies as will be explained. The rulings […]
6. Does the Borer restrictions apply when separating edible foods from amongst edible foods?
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Does the Borer restrictions apply when separating edible foods from amongst edible foods? A. Edible food from edible food of same species:[1] There is only a prohibition of separating when one separates waste [i.e. inedible parts] from the […]
5. What is the definition of separating to eat “right away?”
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. What is the definition of separating to eat “right away?”[1] The definition of “Right away” is [that the separation is done] very close to the meal[2], however if one does not plan to eat for a while, it […]
4. The permitted method of separating
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. The permitted method of separating:[1] Separating the food from the waste with ones hands to eat immediately: It is permitted to separate food, as opposed to the waste, with ones hands in order to eat right away. [Regarding […]
3. The Rabbinical prohibition of Separating
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. The Rabbinical prohibition of Separating:[1] Using a Knon and plate: If one separated the food from the waste with a Knon[2] or a plate[3] then he is Biblically exempt [from liability] although it is Rabbinically forbidden to be […]
2. Cases which contain the Borer prohibition
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Cases which contain the Borer prohibition: A. Making cheese on Shabbos:[1] Making the curd:[2] One who curds [milk], in which he takes milk and places a stomach [or other enzyme] into it in order to curd[3] it, is […]
1. The Biblical prohibition of separating
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The Biblical prohibition of separating:[1] A. The General Law: Intro: It is Biblically forbidden to separate any mixture which was defined above as a mixture by either a) removing the bad from the good, or b) using an […]
Definition of a mixture to which the regulations of Borer apply
1. How close to each other must the pieces be, and are the most outer pieces considered mixed? A. If a mixture has scattered do the Borer restrictions still apply? [1] A mixture of foods which became scattered to the point that people would not consider them to be actually […]
0. Introduction to Laws of Borer
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following section will deal with the laws of separating foods and items from amongst other foods and items, such as separating cucumbers from tomatoes in a salad, or a white shirt from amongst other colored shirts. Doing […]
18. Bathing after Shabbos in water that was heated on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 18. Bathing after Shabbos in water that was heated on Shabbos: A. The water of a bathhouse that got heated on its own on Shabbos:[1] A bathhouse which its fire is fueled from the outside, under [the bathhouse], if […]
17. Sponges and other cleaning and itching materials
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 17. Sponges and other cleaning and itching materials?[1] Designated for use during the week: One may not rub with a vessel that is designated for rubbing with during the week, unless one’s hands or feet are dirty with mud […]
16. Washing one’s hands in salt or soap
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 16. Washing one’s hands in salt or soap:[1] It is forbidden to wash one’s hands in salt and certainly with soap or other fats. The reason for this is: because [the material] dissolves in ones hand and is as […]
15. Washing oneself with liquid that also contains hair removal liquid on Shabbos
15. Washing oneself with liquid that also contains hair removal liquid on Shabbos:[1] It is permitted to wash ones face, hands and feet with liquids that do not remove hair which are mixed with hair removal substances so long as the majority of the mixture is not made up of […]
14. Treating stomach pains with a vessel of hot water
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 14. Treating stomach pains with a vessel of hot water:[1] A large amount of water: One who has a stomach pains is forbidden to place on his stomach a vessel that has hot water. The reason for this is:[2] […]
13. Warming up one’s wet body near a fire
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 13. Warming up one’s wet body near a fire:[1] Pouring cold water on one’s body and heating it near a fire:[2] A person may not rinse his entire body in cold water and heat himself opposite a fire because […]
12. Perspiring on Shabbos in a bathhouse
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 12. Perspiring on Shabbos in a bathhouse:[1] Entering a steam room: The Sages forbade one to enter a bathhouse even in order to merely perspire [one’s body]. The reason for this is:[2] due to the transgressors who would bathe […]
11. Splashing twigs away while in a body of water
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 11. Splashing twigs away while in a body of water:[1] The rule: It is forbidden for a person in a river to splash an item away from oneself or towards oneself. The reason for this is because:[2] doing so […]
10. Swimming on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 10. Swimming on Shabbos:[1] Introduction: Although bathing in cold water is customarily forbidden on Shabbos, as explained in the previous Halachos, nevertheless it may be done in certain scenarios, such as for the sake of Mikveh, or to relieve […]
9. The prohibition of squeezing liquid from hair on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 9. The prohibition of squeezing liquid from hair on Shabbos:[1] Every bather needs to beware not to squeeze his hair. The Reason: Now, although there is no applicable [Biblical] prohibition of squeezing hair[2] being that hair is hard and […]
8. The allowance to dry oneself on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The allowance to dry oneself on Shabbos:[1] One who washes his face hands and feet in hot water which was heated from before Shabbos, or even [one] who bathes his entire body in the Tiberius springs, or in […]
7. Going to Mikvah on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Going to Mikvah on Shabbos:[1] A person is allowed to purify himself of his impurities by immersing in a mikvah on Shabbos[2] even if this immersing is Biblically required [to be done], such as a nidda and the […]
6. Doing Hefsek Taharah on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Doing Hefsek Taharah on Shabbos:[1] [Being that washing only minority of one’s limbs with water heated before Shabbos is permitted,] therefore in a place where there is no [accepted] custom [otherwise], a woman is allowed to begin her […]
5. Bathing for healing purposes
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Bathing for healing purposes:[1] Introduction: The bathing prohibition which applies when bathing in hot water, as well as the custom to prohibit bathing even in cold water, does not apply in a case that one is bathing for […]
Walking in the rain
Walking outside while it is raining:[1] One who is walking through a public area and rain falls on him and on his clothes, the Sages were not stringent on [his walking of four cubits with the drops of water on him]. The reason for this is: because this is a […]
Washing hands in river
Washing ones hands in a river:[1] It is permitted to stand on the bed of the river and wash ones hands in its water. There is no prohibition involved in the removal of the water which is on his hands from the river onto the bed being that the river […]
4. Bathing/Showering with cold water
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Bathing/Showering with cold water: A. The law and custom: The letter of the law:[1] Being that hot water [from the] springs of Tiberius are permitted for one to even dip his entire body inside of, as the decree […]
1. The prohibition of bathing/showering on Shabbos in hot water
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The prohibition of bathing/showering on Shabbos in hot water: A. Bathing in hot water heated through fire:[1] The Sages forbade bathing one’s entire body or majority[2] of it with hot water whether [the water] is within a vessel […]
0. Introduction to Bathing, Showering, & Swimming
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of bathing and showering on Shabbos. There is a difference between hot and cold water, as well as to the amount of one’s body that is being bathed. At times it […]
Chapter 340
Chapter 340 Miscellaneous Shabbos Prohibitions Gozez/Shearing: Halacha 1: The Av Melacha-Shearing wool from skin: One who shears [hair/wool] whether from alive or dead animal, whether from a domestic and wild animal, even from skin that has been removed, is liable [for a sin offering]. Doing so is amongst the principle […]
Chapter 330
Chapter 330 The Laws of a Yoledes on Shabbos Halacha 1 Like a dangerously ill person: A Yoledes [woman in labor] is [considered] like a dangerously ill person and one [thus] is to desecrate Shabbos on her behalf for all of her needs. [Thus the following may be done:] Calling […]
Chapter 329
Chapter 329 For whom may one transgress Shabbos Halacha 1 Extinguishing a lethal fire : Any life threatening situation overrides [the] Shabbos [prohibitions], and whoever is quick [to transgress in order to save a life] is praised. Children or sick people are endangered: Even if a fire ignited in a […]
Chapter 328
Chapter 328 The laws of a sick person on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of treating illnesses on Shabbos. Healing on Shabbos is in it of itself a Rabbinical prohibition even when done without any other Shabbos transgressions. At times healing is allowed even when it […]
Chapter 327
Chapter 327 The laws of smearing on Shabbos 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 oiling leather will also […]
Chapter 326
Chapter 326 The laws of bathing on Shabbos Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of bathing and showering on Shabbos. There is a difference between hot and cold water, as well as to the amount of one’s body that is being bathed. At times it is Rabbinically forbidden […]
Chapter 325
Chapter 325 A gentile which did forbidden work for a Jew Giving food and other items to a gentile on Shabbos: Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws regarding giving food and items to a gentile in a scenario that the gentile will carry it out to a different […]
Chapter 324
Chapter 324 Feeding animals on Shabbos 1. Feeding animals:[1] It is permitted for one to feed home and farm animals, food and drink, if they are dependent on him for their food. It is however forbidden to feed home and farm creatures if they are not dependant on him for […]
Chapter 323
Chapter 323 Transporting items from one area to another on Shabbos:[1] From a public area with an Eiruv: It is forbidden to carry from a public area [even if it has an Eiruv] four bottles of wine in a basket or box.[2] Rather one is to carry the bottles in […]
Chapter 322
Chapter 322 1. An egg laid on Shabbos:[1] An egg which has been laid on Shabbos is forbidden to be eaten[2] and is therefore Muktzah.[3] It is even forbidden to merely touch the egg.[4] Nevertheless it is permitted to place a vessel over the egg to protect it. However it […]
Chapter 321
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 […]
Chapter 311
Chapter 311 The laws of moving a dead body and other laws of indirect moving of Muktzah on Shabbos. Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of Muktzah as they relate to a corpse. It will mention under what circumstances a corpse may be moved and carried outside, in […]
Chapter 310
Chapter 310 Laws of items which one sets his mind off from[1] on Shabbos. Introduction: The following chapter will deal with the laws of Muktzah as they relate to items which on their own are useable and have the status of vessels, but have been set aside from a person’s […]
Chapter 309
Chapter 309 Is moving an item indirectly permitted on Shabbos Introduction: This chapter will discuss the laws of Muktzah items as they relate to being moved in the process of moving non-Muktzah items. For example, may one lift up his child that is holding a Muktzah item in his hand? […]
Chapter 308
Chapter 308 The Items which are permitted and prohibited from moving on Shabbos Introduction Our sages decreed that one may not move certain items on Shabbos in their usual way. This chapter will discuss the details of this restriction, with regards to which type of vessels the restriction applies to, […]
Chapter 259
Chapter 259 Miscellaneous laws of insulating and Muktzah [relevant to insulating] Introduction: The following chapter will discuss the laws of Muktzah which are relevant to the different forms of insulating materials, which may be used to insulate ones hot food for Shabbos. As well the laws regarding a plastered oven […]
Chapter 258
Chapter 258 It is permitted to place before Shabbos a cold item on top of something hot Halacha 1 It is permitted to insulate, [a pot with material that does not add heat,] before Shabbos, whether [the food in the pot is] hot or cold food, [and to then place […]
Chapter 257
Chapter 257 The Laws of insulating hot foods Introduction: In the previous chapters the laws relevant to leaving food on a flame from before Shabbos and placing it there on Shabbos were discussed. In the following chapter the laws of insulating a food before Shabbos and on Shabbos will be […]
Chapter 256
Chapter 256 The six horn blasts that were blown before Shabbos. Halacha 1 Announcing that Shabbos is coming some time before Shabbos: At the time that the Jews were properly settled the Sages instituted to blow six blasts from a high area, in order to stop the people from work […]
Chapter 255
Chapter 255 Preparing a fire before Shabbos comes in Introduction: The previous chapters dealt with the laws regarding leaving food on a fire from before Shabbos. The following chapter will deal with the laws of how the fire has to be lit before Shabbos in order for it to be […]
Chapter 254
Chapter 254 Laws of foods which are prepared before Shabbos which will finish cooking on Shabbos. Introduction: The following chapter will continue to discuss the laws of Shehiyah which were explained in the beginning of the previous chapter. It will discuss the laws of placing food directly over a fire, […]
Chapter 253
Chapter 253 The laws of Shehiyah [leaving a food on the fire on Erev Shabbos for the Shabbos meals] Halachas 1-13 The different types of ovens and their relative laws: The laws of the Kirah oven: Halacha 1: What is the Kirah oven? A Kirah oven is made like a […]
Bikur Cholim on Shabbos
Bikur Cholim on Shabbos:[1] It is permitted to visit the sick on Shabbos.[2] Nevertheless [one is not to arrange to visit the sick specifically on Shabbos and is rather to arrange to visit him during the week as] it was with difficulty that the Sages allowed visiting the sick on […]
Concentrating on Birchas Hamazon and knowing the meaning of the words
Kavana in Birchas Hamazon:[1] Understanding the meaning of the words: If one does not know the meaning of the words that he is saying in Birchas Hamazon, such as due to his lack of understanding of the language, then he does not fulfill his obligation. This applies even if one […]
Gender of angels-Female or male?
The gender of angels-Male versus female: In Kabala[1] it states that there are angels who come from the level of Za and angels who come from the level of Malchus. Angels who come from Z”a have a masculine aspect, while angels who come from Malchus have a feminine aspect and […]
Making Kiddush as soon as one arrives home from Shul Friday night
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.[4]] Nevertheless, the central fulfillment of the Mitzvah continues to apply throughout the night […]
Living and/or visiting Egypt
Living or visiting Egypt?[1] The Torah prohibits one from living in Mitzrayim in various places in scripture.[2] This prohibition is counted as one of the 365 negative commands.[3] Does the prohibition apply today? Some Poskim[4] however rule that the prohibition no longer applies today.[5] Other Poskim[6] however rule this prohibition […]
Sending regards and inquiring of the well being of a woman
Sending regards to a woman:[1] A man may not ask a woman at all as to her wellbeing.[2] This applies even if one does so indirectly, through a messenger. It is forbidden to send greetings even through the woman’s husband.[3] [Thus, a man may not ask someone to send […]