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 […]
