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Muktzeh

  • Chanukah, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • bal tashchis, Dreidel, Playing with food, Shabbos: Games & Toys

Can one play Draidel on Shabbos using beans?

  There are 3 issues that need to be addressed: Dreidel - The dreidel should not be played on Shabbos. According to some authorities, a dreidel is possibly considered a…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos

If I have Mukztah in my coat pockets that I can not take out by shaking it, the only way I can take it out is by putting my hands in it, how can I remove it?

   Also can I move this coat from one room to another if there is something inside the pocket other than Muktza, like keys?   Answer: If you did not…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • automatic watch, watch

Are all watches permissible to be worn on Shabbos? Are they Muktzeh?

  Watches are not Muktzah unless you need to press a button to see the time. Non-working watch: According to many opinions, if the watch is not working it is…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • keys

If my house keys are in my coat pocket with a tile key finder attached to it, does it make my coat Muktza for Shabbos?

  Can I move it out on Shabbos (it may be affecting the tracking as I move it)?   Answer: Your coat is not Muktzeh, and the key-chain may be…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • flowers, koitzer

Flowers and Plants on Shabbos and Yom Tov

  Question: What are the Halachos I should be aware of regarding flowers and plants (vases) on Shabbos and Yom Tov - in terms of moving, removing, adding/changing the water,…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • smoke

When Candles Start to Smoke on Shabbos

  Question: What should be done if a few candles start to smoke on Shabbos? Should they be extinguished, adjusted with a metal knife, so they stop smoking? As it…

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  • ice, snow

What are the Halachos of snow on Shabbos? May one spread salt on an icy path on Shabbos?

  Article: Snow on Shabbos According to some Poskim, snow that falls on Shabbos is Muktzeh, but if it fell before Shabbos, it isn’t. Many Poskim say that we may not…

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Carrying a Gun on Shabbos

  Question: If someone is working in a Jewish institution and for security reasons carries a gun, is it permissible to carry it on Shabbos as well?   Answer: If…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Shabbos at hotel

What is the best way to go about Shabbos morning checkout at a hotel with regards to Muktzah in the suitcases? 

  You may bring the bags to the front desk to watch. Since giving the bags to the hotel to watch is a permissible act, there is no issue of…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • blanket, muktzeh, Shabbos

Is it permissible to leave a electric heated blanket on for use on Shabbos for the purpose of pain relief? 

It is permissible if when it is plugged in you are careful it doesn’t get unplugged. It is worthwhile to cover the part that is plugged in to remember not…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • muktzah, Shabbos

Is it okay to take something non-Muktzah out of my bag on Shabbos if it moves something Muktzah, if I do not touch the Muktzah? 

  Yes.   Sources: שוע"ר שי, יד.       #2154 (2)

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  • Hotel, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • shabbaton, Shabbos at hotel

We are staying at a hotel for a family Shabbaton and we have to have our luggage out of the room Shabbos afternoon at check out time.

  The hotel can't send someone around to collect the luggage, but they will give us a room to place it in. Are we allowed to put our Muktzeh items…

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  • muktzeh, Shabbos, talis, talis bag, tefilin

If I keep money in my Talis bag, like dollar bills or coins for Tzedaka, would it make the bag Muktzeh on Shabbos? What about if I leave my Tefillin in it over Shabbos?

  Money (coins/bills) make the Talis bag Muktzeh. If you want to move the bag, you need to shake the bag so the money will drop out. After the money…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • making sushi on shabbos, muktzah, muktzeh, sushi on shabbos, מוקצה

The Alter Rebbe rules that unsalted fish is Muktzah on Shabbos. Based on this is sushi Muktzah?

  If one eats raw fish and it’s common in his locale to do so, it is not Muktzah. Some say it is necessary to have most people eat it.…

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  • Carrying, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • Coin from the Rebbe, necklace on shabbos, Rebbe dime necklace on shabbos

Can a Rebbe dime necklace be worn on Shabbos?

  Yes. But the necklace has to be made before Shabbos. It may also be worn in a place where there’s no eiruv.   Sources: עיין משנה שבת ס״ה וגמרא…

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  • Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • bosis, candle sticks, leichter, moving candle sticks with a shinui, muktzeh, Shabbos

May I move the Shabbos candle sticks off of the table backhandedly on Shabbos morning after the candles have already burned out?

  Yes, with your elbow or the back of your hand.   Sources: .עיין סוף סימן שיא, ובאדה״ז סימן שח סעיף טו, ולהעיר מסימן רעו סעיף א בנוגע אצילי ידיו…

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