Muktzeh (מוקצה) lit. "set aside". Objects whose movement on Shabbat or Yom Tov is rabbinically prohibited.
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What can be done with my annoying smoke detector on Shabbos?
When your smoke detectors battery is dying it chirps every 30 seconds to remind you to change it. I am in middle of my Friday night meal when this began. May I move the smoke detector to a area where ...
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Is tevel dough muktzah on yom tov?
If one baked bread on yom tov in Eretz Yisroel (from dough kneaded prior to Yom Tov) and relized when the bread was still in the oven that he forgot to take off challah, must the bread then be ...
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Using a cell phone as a watch on Shabbos
I seem to recall learning that it is permissible to use a cell phone as a watch on Shabbos as long as the time is always displayed on the front and no buttons would need to be pressed in order to ...
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Playing with a pet on Shabbos
Is there any opinion that holds one may play or touch a pet on Shabbos (even though animals are normally muktzeh on Shabbos.) Specifically one that is meant for this purpose (to play with.) I heard ...
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Would the internet be considered muktzeh due to Nolad (a new thing)
There is a category of muktzeh on shabbat called Nolad. Nolad means literally, something that is born on shabbat. It is interpreted in the modern era, as meaning anything which you did not have ...
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Do reward tokens qualify halachically as money?
I give my children special slips of paper as a reward for good behavior (a "token economy"). They can collect these slips of paper and use them to "buy" rewards such as toys, treats, or fun ...
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Is sushi Muktzeh?
According to Bab. Shab. 128a, unsalted fish is Muktzeh (because it's inedible, presumably).
So is sushi Muktzeh? Does it make a difference whether the sushi is totally prepared (rolled or plated or ...
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What is the status of a Kli Shemelachto LeIssur that's only used for Pikuach Nefesh?
What is the status of a kli whose primary use would be forbidden on Shabbos, but it is only used in a case of Pikuach Nefesh. Is it a Kli Shemelachto LeIssur or Kli Shemelachto Leheter?
Examples:
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When does trash become muktsa on Shabbos?
My granddaughters will go the candy-man in shul on Shabbos, unwrap their lolly-pops, and hand me their wrappers. If I understand muktsa to mean something which has no purpose for me on Shabbos, then ...
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Segulah to remove bone stuck in one's throat
The Gemorah in Shabbos Daf 67a gives a segulah for someone who has a bone stuck in their throat to get it out. The Gemorah says to bring another bone of the same type, put it on the person's head and ...
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On Shabbos: Shaking basket with fruits and rock, why not borer (selecting)?
It says in SA OC Siman 309 Sif 3 that on Shabbos if one wants to carry a basket that has in it fruits for the purpose of the fruits themselves if there is a rock inside of the basket as well one must ...
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Bones for Dogs Difference When they were Separated from Meat
MB on OC 308:110 says that if bones were separated from their meat on Shabbos they can be carried (are not muktze), and then certainly if they were separated before Shabbos.
MB on OC 308:121, on Rm"a ...
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“Yichud L'Olam” in Hilchos Muktzeh
In Hilchos Muktzeh we find there is an idea that even a rock ("evan") one can be m'yached (set aside) for a certain purpose allowing one to move it around on Shabbos (See SA OC Siman 308 Sif 22.) ...
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Noled — Ossur on Yom Tov, Muter on Shabbos?
Why is it that there apparently are some poskim (Halachic authorities) that hold Noled (something that didn't exist before the onset of Shabbos or Yom Tov) is Muter on Shabbos but Ossur on Yom Tov? ...
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Unplugging a Phone Charger on Shabbat?
If a phone charger (or any electric adapter that is not connected to a device, for that matter) is plugged into an outlet, does unplugging it constitute any forbidden form of work, or is simply a ...
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Making a tanai on Scach
It says in SA Siman 638 that one may make a tanai (condition) on the "noi sukkah" (sukkah decorations) in order he should be able to use it during the chag and that it won't become muktzeh l'mitzvaso ...
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Muktzeh in the drawer: remove stuff?
If I have a Muktzeh item in a drawer, can I still get my shirts out of that drawer on Shabbat?
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Will rabbis allow brainy Shabbat driving?
Saw this news story a few days ago about a car being driven with just thought, using a special cap with sensors.
http://www.jpost.com/Sci-Tech/Article.aspx?id=215704
To me this still seems entirely ...
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Moving muktza garbage cans?
Help! It's Shabbos and the wind is blowing my garbage cans halfway down the block! I know they're muktza, so I can't move them. What can I do?
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Are bells on toys muktzeh?
Are bells muktzeh?
Does the presence of bells on a toy make it muktzeh?
Here are two types of bells in question:
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Turning off a stove on Shabbat
Can one turn off a stove on Shabbat? I recently heard that Rav Tendler does in fact hold this and it was followed in the home of Rav Feinstein.
The reasoning had something to do with gas being made ...
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Genral Muktzeh question [closed]
What are the overall rules of Muktzeh and its categories?
When is one allowed to move a Muktza object and for what purpose?
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Newspaper Delivery on Shabbos
Is getting a paper delivered on Shabbos allowed?
If not, what may be done with it upon delivery?
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Muktzeh Because its assur for me
The question is for food on Yom Kippur, or Gebrokts or Kitnyos on Pesach (for those that do not eat them), are they Muktzeh?
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bringing back in garbage pails on Yom Tov
If your garbage gets picked up on Yom Tov are you allowed to bring back into your property your garbage pails on Yom Tov?
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Muktzeh found in drawer
If I am looking for something in a drawer on Shabbat and then find something muktzeh in that drawer, can I close the drawer?
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Things not related to shabbat being muktzeh
This category of muktzeh objects seems very nebulous to me. Does it really include everything that is not directly related to shabbat?
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Wearing Watches on Shabbat
What is a watch one can wear on shabbat?
There are the analogue quartz watches with just one crown to adjust the time that (as far as I'm aware) most people would wear on shabbat (especially an ...
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Is glow in the dark Jewelry muktzeh?
Is a glow in the dark necklace or bracelet muktzeh? Would any action I needed to take matter if I was already wearing it before Shabbat started?
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Kid with Expensive Muktzeh Item in his Hand on Shabbos
If I have a little child with an Ipod (which is muktzeh) in its hand can I grab the hand and shake it out of its hand into a safe place to prevent the child from breaking it?
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Muktzeh MeḤamath Ḥisaron Kis - Parameters?
Muktzeh MeḤamath Ḥisaron Kis is a category of Muktzeh that one is prohibited from moving on Shabbath because the item is so valuable that one is afraid to lose or damage it.
What are the parameters ...
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Keychain with muktzeh items (e.g. usb)
This has been asked in the past with regard to a muktzeh key, and i was uncertain if it would be the same with something like a usb. If i have a keychain with a usb on it that i wear week round, come ...
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Moving Fans on Shabbos
Is one allowed to move a working electrical fan on Shabbos, or is this a problem of Muktzah?
I would hope an answer cover:
If there's a difference between moving a fan so that it blows towards the ...
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Bris on Shabbos
Motivated by the Muktzeh review going on( at least it seems to be what simcha man is doing) at this site. What is allowed and or minhagim of a bris on Shabbos what the status of the Knife mukteh or ...
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Somone elses muktzeh on the table
I come to Shul and on the Table is an Mp3 player can I sit at the table or is it a problem because the Table is now A Bosis Ldovir Hamutzah?
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Food Shells on the table
If I have Peanut shells on the table on Shabbos and they are Muktzeh what can I do when there is no Tablecloth in order to dispose of it?
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Moving a Picture or clock on the wall
Are you allowed to move a picture or clock on the wall on Shabbos if it is or it is not of great value?
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Is Snow Muktza?
Does anyone know good sources that talk about this issue? Perhaps we can divide this into 3 categories:
Is snow generally muktza since it has no practical use (as opposed to rainwater which has ...
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Muktzeh Meat- WHAT TO DO?
What can I do if....
Meat fell out of the Freezer and I want to put it back on Shabbos?
I have Ice cream or any other food like frozen Challah that I Need for Shalosh Sudos in Back of the freezer ...
