Commonly refers to acts of labor that are forbidden on Shabbos/Yom Tov.
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Is using a book with letters stamped on the sides melacha (erasing) if the book wasn't closed in the first place?
A comment on this question points to the following from OU:
Likewise, when words are stamped on the edge of a book (as is the case with most library books), these letters are separated when the ...
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Is using a Kindle on Shabbat permitted?
A Kindle is an e-book reader that uses "e-ink" rather than an LCD screen. It has physical controls to turn pages. If left unused it enters a sleep mode, and you can return to reading by moving a ...
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Is using the internet on Shabbat against melachos?
Is it against melachos to look at the internet during Shabbat? How can you interpret the Melachos to apply to the 21st century? Is there a difference between looking at the internet for purely ...
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Melacha on Shabbat - At which stage of removal does something become legal?
I had heard of something relating to melacha on Shabbat from an (orthodox!) rabbi who mentioned something really interesting. At a certain level of removal, one can indirectly perform melacha. It was ...
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Asking Questions on StackOverflow on Erev Shabbos
Is there a problem with asking a programming question on StackOverflow (or any other StackExchange site) on Erev Shabbos, so that they will eventually be answered by the time Motzei Shabbos arrives? ...
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Is playing with Legos© permissible on Shabbat? [duplicate]
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Lego on Shabbos
I have wondered this for a while. It would seem that it would be forbidden under creative building. Is there a difference regarding whether one tears ...
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Can a talit be a tent?
There are two situations in which a talit is held aloft in a possibly tent-like manner that make me wonder whether they present any danger of transgressing the prohibition of "Building" on Shabbat and ...
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Isur m'lacha starting at night on yom tov
How do we know that the prohibition against doing m'lacha on chagim begins at sunset and not dawn?
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Tying a Tie on Shabbos
How should one tie a tie on Shabbos (or yom tov) so that it doesn't have any knot problems?
In other words there are lots of ways to tie a tie. I was wondering which of these are okay for use on ...
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answering questions on mi.yodeya on Chol Hamoed [duplicate]
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Typing on Chol Hamoed
Is answering questions on mi.yodeya.com considered working therby making it assur to go on the website on chol hamod
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Glow sticks on Shabbos
May one activate a glow stick on Shabbos? (In other words, is there a prohibition on activating the chemical reaction which produces the light in a glow stick?)
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May one put cut flowers in a vase of water on Chol HaMoed?
I know certain agricultural activities are prohibited on Chol HaMoed -- it's not the recommended time to do gardening or lawn-mowing (if there's sudden pressing need, talk with your rabbi). What about ...
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How exactly was extinguishing used constructively to build the Mishkan/Tabernacle?
One of the 39 categories of forbidden labor on Shabbos is "extinguishing" (mechabeh); how exactly was it used in a constructive fashion when building the Mishkan?
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Why is squeezing a ketchup bottle on Shabbos not considered Dosh (Melechet Dash)?
Why is squeezing a ketchup bottle on Shabbos not considered Dosh (Melechet Dash)?
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Pre-Havdalah Melacha [duplicate]
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Bootstrapping problem: havdalah ends shabbat (for one who didn't daven ma'ariv) but lighting the candle is melacha?
After nightfall before Marriv, or after ...
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Tzoveah on Shabbos
It is going to sound strange but here is the question In the toilet there are these blue things that clean your bathroom with every flush by adding bleach hence it colors the water blue every time you ...
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May a Katan (minor) perform Melachah (“work”) on Shabbath?
In my experience, I've noticed that many people take for granted that if one needs a Melachah to be performed on Shabbath, one may have a minor, especially one under the age of 3, perform what is ...
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Shoveling snow on Shabbos
Regardless of snows muktza status on shabbos, is there an issue in shoveling snow from a paved walk?
At worst:
If snow is muktza, you are doing tiltul min hatzad letzurach davr mutar since you need ...
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Are you allowed to make ice cream on shabbos?
Let's assume the steps are:
Mix milk, cream, sugar, flavoring (all cold). Put in a container.
Mix ice and salt in a bigger container, then put previous container into this one.
Shake everything for ...
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Self-study writing a davar avid?
If I am teaching myself a foreign language as a leisure activity, may I write in a workbook on chol hamoed, for the purpose of retaining my knowledge? If I haven't begun, may I start the new language ...
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Typing on Chol Hamoed
Is typing allowed on Chol Hamoed? Does it make a difference if whatever is typed will be printed afterwards?
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Using Eiruv Tavshilin to Cook for a Gentile Shabbos Guest
When cooking on Yomtov for Shabbos (allowed with the eiruv tavshilin) may one also cook for a gentile guest that he will be having at the Shabbos meal?
Even though one cannot cook on Yomtov for a ...
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Extracting water from carpet on Shabbos
On Shabbos, a container of water spilled on my carpet. Conventional wisdom is to throw baking soda on the wet area to soak up the liquid to protect the carpet from odors (I don't know if it actually ...
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Lottery on Shabbos
Is one allowed to buy a lottery ticket if the lottery will be held on shabbos? Is it a problem of possibly making money on shabbos even though his chances are slim?
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malacha from child
is one allowed to ask a child to do a malacha of shabbos? does your answer also apply to a non-Jew?
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Blowing bubbles on Shabbos
Is there any halachik problem with blowing bubbles on Shabbos? If so what melacha categories does it fall under? Does the age of the blower matter?
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What's the deal with showering on yom tov?
What's the deal with showering on yom tov?
I am asking not about shabbos, but specifically about yom tov.
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Second day of Yom Tov outside of Israel
Can someone living outside of Israel ask a visitor from Israel to do a melacha for them on the second day of Yom Tov if the visiting Israeli is only keeping one day of Yom Tov?
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Shaking a no-battery flashlight on Shabbos
What is the problem with shaking one of the no battery/shaking flashlights which is on on shabbos?
