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 and salt food in certain ways. Others however hold that the decree […]

Business documents

Reading business documents and contracts:[1] Laymen documents, such as loan, business, collateral, and accounting documents, and the like of matters which are forbidden to be done on Shabbos, are forbidden to be read on Shabbos due to the decree of “Mimtzoe Cheftzecha”. Reading them in ones thought without verbalizing: Furthermore […]

Detached Vegetables

Watering detached vegetables:[1] Edible vegetables: It is permitted to water detached vegetables in order to prevent them from shriveling, as since these vegetables are fit to be eaten on Shabbos it is therefore allowed to water them just as it is [similarly] allowed to move them. Inedible vegetables: However if […]

Flowers and plants in water

Placing flowers and plants into water on Shabbos:[1] Branches [and flowers] which have been designated before Shabbos for a specific use in a way that they are no longer considered Muktzah[2], may be entered into a bucket or vase of water on Shabbos[3], if the water was placed into the […]

Kernels

Placing kernels in water on Shabbos:[1] One who soaks wheat or barley and the like in water in order for it to grow is liable for the planting prohibition.[2] This applies even if one soaks only a single kernel. For this reason it is forbidden to place kernels in water […]

6. Illnesses which require a Doctors evaluation

This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Illnesses which require a Doctors evaluation:[1] Introduction: All ailments which are not listed above [Halacha 4] as being life threatening require evaluation to determine their lethalness. The laws dealing with this evaluation and conflicting opinions will be discussed […]

Throwing seeds

Throwing seeds and pits onto the ground:[1] One is to beware from throwing seeds in an area where it rains[2] [or in an area that the earth is wet[3]] and can eventually cause the seed to grow. It is however permitted to throw them in an area that the seeds […]

Picking fruits

Picking fruits from a branch which has fallen:[1] One may pick fruits off from a branch which has fallen from before Shabbos [and has become completely detached from the tree[2]]. If the branch fell on Shabbos it remains forbidden to pick fruit from it. Picking leaves from a fallen branch:[3] […]