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Shabbos

  • Borer, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיט, הלכות מליחה

Borer with blood and carbonation

  Question: Would salting meat on Shabbos transgress borer by removing the blood, or would it be a gerama? Similarly, putting sugar in a carbonated drink to remove fizz, would…

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  • Eiruv
  • Eiruv Chatzeiros

How To Make An Eruv Chatzeiros

  Question: I am asking for guidance on how to make an Eiruv Chatzeiros in a Jewish owned building that predominantly has non-Jewish tenants. Also, if there is an apartment…

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  • Erev Shabbos, Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • tablecloth, או"ח רסב

Does a table holding Shabbos candelabra need to be covered with a tablecloth?

  The candles, at least two of them, should be on the table in the eating room. The custom is to cover that table with a white tablecloth. Many recommend…

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  • Shabbos
  • Artificial Intelligence, או"ח רנב

Coding Agents running on Shabbos

  Question: AI coding tools ("agents") have improved considerably over the last year. A user can provide minimal instructions, and the agent will go ahead and build entire features mostly…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Rebbe dime necklace on shabbos, Rebbe dollar, או"ח שח

Article: Muktzah with a Holy Coin

  A coin or dollar received from a tzaddik is considered muktzah on Shabbos and Yom Tov, even if the recipient has decided never to use it as currency. Neither…

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  • Shabbos
  • Eiruv Chatzeiros, או"ח שעב

Transferring Between Backyards on Shabbos

  Question: If there are several Jewish-owned backyards adjacent to each other, with fences between each one (and no eruv chatzeros was made between them) -- we wanted to confirm…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • pictures, Rebbe picture, shtarei hedyoitois, או"ח שז

Article: Reading on Shabbos

  One is not allowed to read shtarei hedyoitois, mundane documents, on Shabbos. Chazal made a rule that one is not allowed to read anything written, any ksav, other than…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • shinui, או"ח שח

Restrictions on Moving Muktza k’liachar Yad

  Question: When moving candlesticks from the table once the fire has gone out, to change the plastic, or putting away Muktza toys a young child took out or that…

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  • - עברית, Kiddush, Shabbos
  • או"ח רעא, תוספת שבת

האם אפשר לטעום אחרי שקיבלתי על עצמי תוספת שבת או שאני מתחייב בקידוש?

  כשענה ברכו - אסור לטעום. כשקיבל שבת בדיבור - נחלקו. והעיקר שמותר.   מקורות: במג״א רעא, ד בשם הב״ח שם, שאם קיבל שבת מבעו״י אסור לטעום. אבל בב״ח גופא…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos, Squeezing
  • baby care on Shabbos, baby wipes, diapers, schita, או"ח שכ

Article: Using Baby Wipes on Shabbos

  Using the baby wipes that are commonly available can present a serious problem of schitah, squeezing, on Shabbos. There are two permissible alternatives: Some baby wipes have a proper hechsher, permitting their use…

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  • Eiruv
  • Eiruv Chatzeiros, hospital on shabbos, או"ח שעב

עירובי חצרות בבית הרפואה

  לכ' מו"ר שליט"א. אחפץ לדעת מה ההוראה המקובלת אצל רוב מורי הוראה (הבקיאים בדיני ע"ח וכו') בדין טלטול בשבת מחדר לחדר או מבנין לבנין (במקום שיש היקף המחיצות) מדובר…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • הנאה ממעשה שבת

Article: Trusting a Person who is Mechalel Shabbos Befarhesia

  A person whom we suspect of violating a specific mitzvah does not have ne’emanus, trustworthiness, regarding that mitzvah; one who desecrates Shabbos publicly loses his ne’emanus regarding all mitzvos,  just as, lehavdil, a non-Jew. When it comes to matters…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Food, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיד, מלאכת מחתך, מתקן מנא

Article: May two Containers of Leben be Separated on Shabbos?

  Separating two leben containers which were connected since production is forbidden on Shabbos for two reasons: the melachah of mechatech (the prohibited act of cutting something down to a desired size), and primarily…

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  • Shabbos
  • inviting guests that will drive

I was Disinvited for Driving on Shabbos!

  Question: If one leaves the home of the hosts before the end of Shabath is that person desecrating the Shabath of the hosts? I travelled 11 hours (delays, traffic jam)…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • הנאה ממעשה שבת

Maaseh Shabbos with an Eiruv

  Question: Can I benefit from food brought for me on Shabbos since I don’t hold by the Eiruv?   Answer: In a community which has a proper Eiruv sanctioned…

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  • Amira L'nachri
  • nolad

On Shabbos, may I ask/hint to a non-Jewish housemaid to take frozen milk and put it in hot water (from the urn)?

  Yes, you may tell her to do it, as long as the milk (bottle) will not be totally covered in the water. See here for a similar case: https://asktherav.com/2763-can-we-take-water-from-our-shabbos-kettle-to-warm-a-baby-bottle-in-a-paper-kli-shlishi/…

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  • Food, Shabbos
  • Baby on Shabbos, nolad, או"ח שיח, או"ח שכ

How can I defrost frozen puréed food for my baby on Shabbos? Can I smash the ice on the frozen baby food?

  If it became a solid, you may leave it to defrost on its own, though not by heat (unless it's really needed for Shabbos, in which case you can…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos, Squeezing
  • schita, או"ח שכ

ביאור דברי הט״ז בהלכות סוחט בנוגע לתפוח מבושל

  שאלה: בט״ז סימן שכ ש״ק ה: ״ואם התפוח מבושל וסוחט שיצא ממנו פשיטא דשרי דהא סחט כל האוכל ממנו״. האם לפ"ז מותר לסחוט אבטיח או מנגו כיון שסוחט כל…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • או"ח שיג, מלאכת בונה

Article: Building with Blocks on Shabbos

  Building is forbidden on Shabbos, as it is one of the 39 melachos, the melachah of boneh. Building blocks, Lego, Magna Tiles, and other similar building toys, are of…

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  • - עברית, Shnayim Mikra
  • תרגום אונקלוס

תרגום של ׳ארם נהריים׳ ו׳באר שבע׳

  הערות לגליון כתרגומו פ׳ חיי שרה תשפ״ו: במה שכתבו בנוגע לתרגום אונקלוס שפי׳ ארם נהריים ״דעל נהר פרת״ - הנה, גם בפירש״י (המיוחס אליו) דה״א יט, ו כתב שיושבת…

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  • - עברית, Havdala, Kiddush
  • Brachos, שומע כעונה

האם שומע כעונה צריך לאחוז גם את המאכל בשעת הברכה?

נפק"מ במוצ"ש שמברכים על בשמים שכל אחד יחזיק חתיכת מהבשמים בשעת הברכה.   תשובה: לא.   מקורות: לכאורה תלוי בגדר שוכ״ע, ונחלקו בזה. והדברים עתיקים. אמנם, פשוט מדינא דגמ' ושו"ע…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos

אמירת ‘נישט אויף שבת גערעדט’

  שאלה: נהוג שאומרים נישט אויף שבת גערעדט על עניני צדקה וכיו"ב שהדיבור בהם בשבת מותר. וכן הרבי הקפיד בזה מאד. האם יש להנהגה זו מקור בספרי ההלכה והמנהג?  …

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • מלאכת מכה בפטיש

Article: May I separate on Shabbos two pages of a book that are stuck together?

  It‘s forbidden to separate on Shabbos two pages of a sefer (book) that have been attached to each other since production, because doing so would be transgressing the melachah…

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  • - עברית, Shabbos
  • baby care, diapers, מלאכת מכה בפטיש, מתקן מנא

האם יש איסור מכה בפטיש בטיטולים?

  שאלה: הנני להעלות על שולחן בית ההוראה, השאלה שכבר דשו בה רבים, לגבי הטיטולים, שבכדי שיוכלו בבית חרושת להעמיס עשרות טיטולים בתוך אריזה קטנה, אזי הטיטולים עוברים איזה תהליך…

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  • Cooking, Food, Shabbos
  • cholent

How to do Chazarah with a cover

  Question: How are we supposed to take the cholent pot off the blech, serve on plates, and return the pot to the blech with the leftovers? I know that…

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