Author Rabbi Yaakov Goldstein

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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 […]