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Shabbos

  • - Halacha Articles, Carrying, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • 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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  • Shabbos
  • ovens, Shabbos

If food was left in the oven which is on to continue cooking on Shabbos, can I take out the food from the ON oven on Shabbos?

Ovens are challenging to use for Shabbos and Yom Tov, for a number of reasons. The main problem with using them on Shabbos is the thermostat, which is affected by…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • Styrofoam

Can one use a Styrofoam cup as a Keli Sheni or Shlishi? Styrofoam doesn’t cool down the liquid very much.

  It is considered a Keli Sheni (or Shlishi, when using two cups). However, it should be noted that one should be stringent with boiling water in a Keli Sheni,…

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  • Birth, Shabbos
  • birth on shabbos, hospital

In the hospital on Shabbos within 3 days of childbirth, can a mother do these three things?

1) Push the buttons to adjust the hospital bed to a sitting/lying position (so she can nurse the baby and sleep when needed)? 2) Push the button to call the…

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  • Shabbos
  • canteen, fake money, או"ח שכג

What is the proper way to sell things in a Yeshivah canteen on Shabbos?

  The point of the canteen is to give access to kosher food to the students that need that availability. There is also a point or ticket system that they…

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  • Beard, Cosmetics, Shabbos
  • cosmetics, hairspray

Is it acceptable, or is there any leniency, to use hairspray on hair or a beard on Shabbos? Is this Boneh?

  One may schmear hair oil. However, one may not use a cream or ointment (besides for the issue of ממרח) or gel or spray, which shapes the hair. Only a…

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  • cooking, hotplate, Shabbos

Shabbos & the Hotplate

  Question: We are getting a hot plate for Shabbos. On Shabbos, how does one reheat cold food from the fridge on a hot plate? Is it permissible for a…

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  • Shabbos, Tying, Tzitzis
  • או"ח שיז, מלאכת קושר ומתיר

Sometimes when I check my Tzitzis on Shabbos I find that one of the knots was loose and it has become undone. What should I do in such a case? Can I still wear the Talis / Talis Katon? Can I redo the knot very lightly in a way that it will not last, like just loop the two sides into each other without tightening?

  Leave it. The Tzitzis may be worn as is. Do not redo it even lightly.   See Halacha2go.com #8: Can I check my Tzitzis on Shabbos?   Sources: אסור…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • ovens, shabbos mode oven

Is an oven with Sabbath Mode truly acceptable for Shabbos use?

  There are many ovens on the market, and it is impossible in this short space to investigate and address every single model. The best we can do is provide…

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  • Carrying, Muktzeh, Shabbos
  • gun

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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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • Shabbos Candles: How

Yehi Ratzon . . Sheyiboneh Beis HaMikdash During Lighting Shabbos Candles

  Question: Regarding Licht Bentching, is there a source for a woman to say יהי רצון, שיבנה... when doing the 3 Mitzvos, or is it something women did on their…

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  • Food, Shabbos
  • food, peeler, Shabbos, מלאכת בורר, מלאכת דש

Can one use a peeler on Shabbos? When peeling vegetables on Shabbos, how much time prior to eating can one peel them?

  There is a Machlokes Haposkim whether a peeler may be used on Shabbos. Some allow it for all fruits and vegetables. This opinion seems most correct. Others maintain that…

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  • Kitchen Appliances, Shabbos
  • borer, cooler, Electricity on Shabbos, Shabbos

Is one allowed to use the cold water from a water cooler on Shabbos when it is plugged in?

  A water cooler is essentially a fridge. Still, even with a fridge, the usage of modern fridges on Shabbos isn’t that simple. See here for more details: Halacha2go.com article…

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  • Borer, Shabbos
  • borer, filter, Shabbos, מלאכת בורר

What is the Halacha regarding filtering NYC tap water on Shabbos?

  While it is forbidden to directly filter on Shabbos due to Borer (see Alter Rebbe's Shulchon Aruch 319: 23), if a filter is attached to the faucet it is…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Hotel, Shabbos
  • Shabbos at hotel

What should one be careful about when spending Shabbos at a hotel?

  Spending Shabbos at a Hotel  Due to the widespread use of technology, there are quite a number of issues that have to be addressed prior to spending Shabbos at…

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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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  • Coloring, Shabbos
  • coloring, mug, Shabbos

Can I use on Shabbos a black mug that when you put hot water in it, the mug changes from black to whatever picture you have on it?

  It is forbidden to use on Shabbos.   Sources: עיין סימן שמ מש"ז ס"ק ג בנוגע אותיות שפולטים ע"י האש שאסור מדרבנן, ואע"פ שאינו דומה ממש, דהתם מתכוון -…

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  • Refuah, Shabbos
  • exercise, refuah, Shabbos

Is it permitted to lift weights and stretch on Shabbos?

  Question: Are lifting weights and stretching, done for enjoyment, completely Assur on Shabbos? I have a designated routine that I've been doing specifically on Shabbos, so it is not…

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  • Shabbos, Writing
  • borer, puzzle, Shabbos: Games & Toys, או"ח שמ

May I put together a flat tile jigsaw puzzle on Shabbos? 

  The primary issue with putting together jigsaw puzzles is the issue of writing (Koisev), while taking them apart is the issue of erasing (Moichek). The prohibitions of writing and…

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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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  • Cleaning, Shabbos
  • cleaning, Shabbos, suit

If non-liquid food falls on my clothes on Shabbos, how am I allowed to clean it? 

  It would depend on what type of dirt you are referring to: • Dirt stuck to clothes and is 1. Moist and soft and 2. A stain will remain…

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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.   Source: שוע"ר שי, יד.     #2154b

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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting
  • mincha, Shabbos Acceptance by Candle Lighting

Can I Daven weekday Mincha after candle lighting time if I didn’t have time before? 

  L'chatchila a woman should Daven Mincha before lighting Shabbos candles. If she didn't, and she doesn’t have enough time, she should have in mind when lighting Shabbos candles not…

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  • Shnayim Mikrah
  • hayom yom, targum

In Hayom Yom Daled Teves, does “פרשה אדער צוויי” imply the sixth and seventh Aliyos, or the first and second?

  Answer: It means the first and second Aliya, as is clearly implied in the original source and in Igros Kodesh of the Rebbe. סה״ש תש״ב ע׳ 27. אג״ק יח…

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  • Shabbos
  • amazon, package delivered on shabbos, techum

May I kick a package through the doorway into my apartment on Shabbos?

  Question: There have been package thefts in my building. On Shabbos may I kick a package through the doorway and into the apartment? There is an Eiruv Chatzeros in…

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