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, […]
