Swimming on Shabbat
The mishna in Beitza says that one is not allowed to swim across a body of water on...
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Encouraging a non-Jew to buy tickets on Shabbat
The general rule about arranging before Shabbat for a non-Jew to do work for you on Shabbat is...
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Removing excess milk from cereal on Shabbat
There are three major requirements to avoid borer. The three are (1) taking the desired element (ochel) from...
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Guest who does not find pre-cut toilet paper for Shabbat
To properly address this question one must deal with two distinct issues. The first is simply what to...
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Is a rock collection muktzeh on Shabbat?
Often, regarding issues of muktzeh, only the person who asks the question can answer it, as we will...
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Benefiting on Shabbat from work done by a child
Your question raises standard Shabbat questions, which we will address briefly, along with the question about melacha (forbidden...
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Taking lactase pills on Shabbat
Before we try to solve your specific problem, let us “digest” the topic a little more broadly. There...
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Making tea on Shabbat
There are many opinions, including widely varied ones, on this matter. We will have to be satisfied with...
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Eating on Shabbat by midday
Your impression has a basis but is not precise. Let us explain. We fulfill the main mitzva of...
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Doing work on Motzaei Shabbat before Havdala
Our small survey of knowledgeable people had the following results. Most (including talmidei chachamim) have never heard of...
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Clearing a table that will not be used again on Shabbat
The idea of hachana is simple, but its practical parameters are difficult to define. One must not do...
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Killing mosquitoes on Shabbat
Ridding oneself of living creatures could involve the melachot of tzad (trapping) and/or shochet (killing). If one does...
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Giving a baby a rattle on Shabbat
We will begin by confirming your apparent assumption that it is forbidden for an adult to use an...
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Grape juice for Kiddush
The gemara has a rule that states that any type of wine which is valid b’di’eved (after the...
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Making Havdala on Sunday
There are a few questions to deal with here, starting with the question of whether you were correct...
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Kashrut of milk that was milked on Shabbat
This response deals with the kashrut element of the issue and not with the policy of going out...
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Use of hearing aid on Shabbat
While there are several issues concerning hearing aids on Shabbat from a halachic perspective, all of the major...
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Rules of lighting Shabbat candles
There are two elements included in candle lighting. The main element is a general mandate to have enough...
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Sorting silverware on Shabbat
The basic rule of borer requires that three conditions be fulfilled in order to permissibly separate an object...
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Insulating hot food taken from an oven on Shabbat
This response does not relate to use of an oven on Shabbat, which has potential pitfalls and solutions...
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Insulating a warm challa before Shabbat
The problem of wrapping, to which you refer, is the rabbinic prohibition of hatmana (insulation). We cannot get...
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