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Shabbos

  • Erev Shabbos, Shabbos, Travel
  • travel on erev shabbos

I have an appointment in Manhattan and expect to leave to go back to Crown Heights slightly before 3 pm. Candle lighting is at 4:19. Can I do this?

  You should schedule to be back an hour before candle-lighting time. If necessary, you may schedule to be back 40 minutes before candle lighting time. It is recommended to…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • cold water, cold water line, heating line, Shabbos

Regarding one of the sinks in my home, the cold water line runs parallel with the heating line of my home and causes my cold water to be warm/hot for the first 30 to 60 seconds of use. Is it permissible to use it on Shabbos?

If you turn off the hot water system completely, so it’s not operational over Shabbos, you may use the cold water. It is worthwhile to test it before Shabbos.

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  • Coloring, Cooking, Shabbos
  • coffee, coloring, keli sheini, keli shlishi, Tea, מלאכת מכה בפטיש, מעשה רב

Making Tea and Coffee on Shabbos

  Question: Is it permissible to make tea and coffee in a Keli Shlishi using instant coffee or tea bags, or is this considered coloring the water?   Answer: Almost…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • birth on shabbos, carrying, hospital, Shabbos

Can one carry in a hospital on Shabbos?

It is permitted to carry in a hospital on Shabbos.   Sources: ראה שו״ת מהרש״ם ו, יז ע״פ ב״י סשפ״ב ד״ה ומ״ש ואם יש (וראה שו״ע אדה״ז שע, ב במוסגר):…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • babysitting, payment, schar shabbos, Shabbos, tutoring

Article: Payment for Work Done on Shabbos

  Is there a Halachic way to get paid to run a kids program in a Shul on Shabbos? Can I charge for tutoring done on Shabbos?   One may…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • cooking on shabbos, instant soup, Kalei Habishul, kli sheini, kli shlishi, ramen, Shabbos

Can I cook ramen or tradition soup on Shabbos?

  Firstly, instant soups contain in them many different ingredients, and although some of them were pre-cooked, some other added ingredients might not be pre-cooked. It is hard to state…

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  • Food, Shabbos
  • eggs, overnight, peeled eggs, שמירת גוף ונפש ז.

Is it permissible to take the shells off of eggs before Shabbos and store them in a closed box to be eaten on Shabbos?

  Peeled eggs left overnight (even covered) may not be eaten, even when in a covered and closed box. This applies on Shabbos as well. If the eggs were left…

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  • Shabbos, Shabbos Candle Lighting, Yom Kippur
  • candles, Shabbos Candles: Where, shabbos meal

Where is the preferred place to light Shabbos candles?

  Questions: There are several aspects to this question: 1. Does it make a difference if they are lit on the Shabbos table, or on a table on the side…

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  • Erasing, Food, Shabbos
  • breaking letters on shabbos, eat, picture on food, או"ח שמ, מלאכת כותב ומוחק

May one eat food with a picture on it on Shabbos, e.g. chocolate with a cow on it?

  I should point out that there are many opinions amongst Chabad Rabbonim on this matter. Some say that an adult may not eat foods that have a picture on…

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  • Food, Shabbos, Tearing
  • Ripping, tearing on shabbos, מלאכת כותב ומוחק

Can I open a package with words on it on Shabbos, if I avoid ripping the words but sometimes the words might rip anyway?

  If it is possible to open the package without ripping the letters then one may attempt to do so even if there is a chance that he may accidentally…

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  • Mikvah (Men), Shabbos
  • bathing suit, Mikvah on Shabbos, river, toveling in a river

May a man Tovel in a river on Shabbos?

  A man may immerse himself in a river on Shabbos if it’s for the purpose of Mikvah. However, one should be careful: Not to swim. Tovel only within 4…

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  • Carrying, Shabbos
  • airtag, autistic child, Electricity on Shabbos, GPS, muktzeh, מלאכת הוצאה, מלאכת צידה

Can a GPS electronic tracking device be attached to the clothes of an autistic child that sometimes wanders away, to be carried outside on Shabbos?

  It is permitted to wear it on Shabbos despite the electrical effects. One may also carry them outdoors in a place with no Eiruv, if attached to the individual's…

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  • Shabbos, Shlichus
  • guests on shabbos, inviting guests that will drive, train, לפני עור לא תתן מכשול

Can I invite guests for a Shabbos meal when I know that they will take the train and I don’t have sleeping space for them?

  You may not invite them if they will be driving or paying for a ticket on the subway, unless they will be invited to stay by you (or nearby in…

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  • Shabbos
  • apartment building, boiler, heating, heating on shabbos, radiator, radiator knob, Shabbos, taps

Am I allowed to open and close the radiator knob in my apartment?

  Question: I do not control the heat. The heat is turned off and on in the whole building and since the thermostat is not on my apartment, it doesn't…

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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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  • Kiddush, Seder, Shabbos
  • becher, mrika, rinsing out a becher, shtifa, מעשה רב

Does a Becher need to be rinsed before Kiddush even if it is clean from having been washed after its previous use?

  According to Halacha, if it is clean it needs no rinsing. However, some say that according to Kabalah it should be rinsed even if clean. The Rebbe would wipe…

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  • Cooking, Shabbos
  • coffee, cooking on shabbos, drops left in a kli sheni, drops left in a kli shlishi, Hot water, kli sheni, kli shlishi, Shabbos, Tea

Is it a problem to pour hot water into a Kli Sheni that still has drops of water in it from being used previously? What about pouring from a Kli Sheni into a Kli Shlishi that still has drops of liquid from being used previously?

When making a cup of coffee or tea on Shabbos, it is common to pour boiling water into a cup that was previously used for hot water or was rinsed…

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  • Shabbos
  • boat on shabbos, canoe on shabbos, lake, row boat on shabbos, Shabbos

Is it permissible to go on a row boat, canoe, or paddle boat on Shabbos? 

There is a specific prohibition against using any type of boat or other flotation device on Shabbos and/or Yom Tov, even on a private lake etc. (though it may be…

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  • Cosmetics, Shabbos
  • cosmetics, hairband on shabbos, hairband with teeth on shabbos, pulling out hairs, Shabbos, yom tov

May one use a hairband with teeth on Shabbos/Yom Tov?

  One may wear a hairband with teeth on Shabbos outdoors provided that it is connected firm to the hair. One may put on and adjust a hairband with teeth…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Shabbos
  • breast milk, nursing

Article: May one pump breast milk on Shabbos? 

  Expressing Mother’s Milk on Shabbos A nursing mother may feed her baby in the usual manner on Shabbos. This sometimes entails expressing some milk directly into a newborn’s mouth,…

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  • Shabbos, Tearing
  • opening band aids on shabbos, opening sanitary napkins on shabbos, Shabbos, sticking, unsticking

May one tear open and use bandages and sanitary napkins on Shabbos?

  Firstly, one needs to ensure that there is no tearing on letters or designs when opening any package. If it is possible to open the package without ripping the…

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  • Kiddush, Shabbos
  • daylight savings, kiddush in 7th hour

Kiddush in the Seventh Hour

  Q. When is the 7th hour that we're not supposed to make Kiddush? A. There is a dispute whether it is the seventh hour of that specific day or…

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  • - Halacha Articles, Kiddush, Shabbos, Stam Yeinom - Wine
  • cleaning help, housekeeper, kiddush, kos shel Bracha, non mevushal wine, Shabbos, wine, wine seen by a non jew, wine touched by a non jew

Wine Touched or Seen by Non-Jews

  Question: My cleaning help saw a bottle of non-Mevushal wine on my dining room table, but she did not touch it. Can it be used for Kiddush? Can 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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