Question: Are you allowed to open food packages on Shabbos? Specifically, these are the examples I am reffering to: Take off the plastic from chummus or cream cheese packages,…
Question: Are you allowed to open food packages on Shabbos? Specifically, these are the examples I am reffering to: Take off the plastic from chummus or cream cheese packages,…
There is an argument amongst contemporary poskim if one is allowed to open it on Shabbos. In practice, one should open it before Shabbos. If one forgot to do…
Question: Many Jewish magazines and/or newspapers come with a closed plastic wrapper over them. Is it permitted to tear it open on Shabbos to read the magazine? Answer:…
The concerns of opening a diaper for the first time on Shabbos touch on either the Melachas of מכה בפטיש or קורע or תופר, therefore by opening the diaper…
Answer: One is not allowed to tear paper towels on shabbos, even not on the perforated line. Regarding toilet paper, where no other other choice exists, one may rip…
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…
Peel-off stickers may not be used on Shabbos. This is an issue of Koray’a - tearing. Rubber bracelets may not carried where there is no Eiruv. It should be…
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 letters…
