This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 8. The laws of Hatmanah in a case that the oven has been sealed shut with plaster:[1] If the oven is plastered with clay around its opening, it is permitted [to leave food in it] in any scenario, even […]
7. Placing a non-insulated pot of food directly on top of coals of an oven or fire
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 7. Placing a non-insulated pot of food directly on top of coals of an oven or fire:[1] First Opinion:[2] To place the pot directly on coals, even if the coals are dimmed and covered, is forbidden in all cases, […]
6. Insulating before Shabbos with non-heat adding material, on top of material that adds heat, such as a blech
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 6. Insulating before Shabbos with non-heat adding material, on top of material that adds heat, such as a blech:[1] A pot which has been insulated with Mochin or other materials which do not add heat, is forbidden to be […]
5. Insulating within the Tiberius hot springs
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 5. Insulating within the Tiberius hot springs:[1] A. Placing a bottle of water and the like into the spring from before Shabbos: A channel of water from the hot springs of Tiberius is forbidden to place through it, even […]
4. Which materials are considered to add heat?
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 4. Which materials are considered to add heat?[1] The following are materials which add heat [whether they are wet or dry]: Waste of olives and of sesame seeds [that is left] after their oil has been removed, and fertilizer […]
3. The Definition of Insulation
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 3. The definition of insulation: A. The law if the insulation does not touch the walls of the pot:[1] If the [pot was insulated] in a way that the clothing are not touching the pot, such as if one […]
1. The Mitzvah to eat hot food on Shabbos
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. The Mitzvah to eat hot food on Shabbos:[1] It’s a Mitzvah to insulate food for Shabbos in order so one can eat hot food on Shabbos, as [eating hot food] is [part of the mitzvah] of honoring and […]
Introduction to Hatmana
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here Introduction to Hatmana In the previous sections 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 […]
2. Cutting foods to small pieces
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 2. Cutting foods to small pieces: The cutting of foods to very small pieces [Dak Dak] is included in the Melacha of grinding.[1] The following laws will discuss as to which foods this prohibition applies: What is […]
1. Grinding foods
This article is an excerpt from To purchase this Sefer, click here 1. Grinding foods: A. Crushing spices:[1] [One who grinds pepper and other spices in a grinder in its normal method transgresses the Biblical Grinding prohibition. This applies even if he ground only one kernel.[2]] Crushing with the handle of […]