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The seventh day of the week and a day of rest. Also use this tag for questions that apply equally to Yom Tov and Shabbat.
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Issues with opening a tea bag on Shabbos
I was in a Beis Medrash recently and they had a note that said that despite any heter to make tea, there is no practical way to open a tea bag on Shabbos, and thus tea essence should be used even acco …
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Why are Shabbat loopholes a good thing?
Regarding Shabbat observance specifically, the idea is not to be a sacrifice, rather there is a specific concept of Oneg Shabbat, doing things which are pleasurable on Shabbat. …
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Issues with opening a tea bag on Shabbos
I asked the proprietor of the Beis Medresh in question, and he said the main issue is קריע - tearing.
It is a discussion in Achronim (see here) exactly what the nature of tearing is that is forbidden …
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Is this app really safe to use on Shabbat?
According to the article posted here:
The Shabbos App is completely unacceptable from a halachic standpoint, according to Rabbi Moshe Elefant of the Orthodox Union.
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Noted halachic authority Rabbi …
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Why are the Shabbat additions to Pesukei D'zimra added before the every-day parts?
The purpose and structure of Pesukei D'Zimra is outlined in Shulchan Aruch, but the basic idea is that it all leads up to Ashrei, and specifically the Posuk פותח את ידך. The things that come after tha …
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What is the [reason for the] issur of "uvdah d'chol"
From the Teshuvas HaRambam (106) this issur is to prevent going too far in what you are doing and it leading to doing an Issur DiOraisa on Shabbos.
Based on Tosfos Shabbos 126b ומדבריהן Shulchan Aruc …
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Can I use the "Sabbath mode" on the refrigerator if it is not certified?
Unlike typical food certification, there is nothing exceptionally special about the Star-K certification of appliances. They look at the specifications and functions, and apply their Poskim's understa …
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Mashgiach and a restaurant staying open on Shabbos
Yes a Mashgiach can enter a restaurant, hotel or factory on Shabbos for the purpose of supervising. It happens all the time. In Israel too.
(Source: Experience and people I know who have done it and …
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practical examples of a grama
One classic example is person A throwing something off of a roof, and person B removing the cushion before it hits the ground. Person B performed a damage in the form of a Grama. So an everyday life e …
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Using a Magic Mug on Shabbos [duplicate]
A Magic Mug is a coffee cup that has a picture behind a material that is black at room temperature. When hot water is added the black color turns transparent, revealing a picture or writing underneath …
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10th man drove to shul on shabbat
You certainly can't benefit from a melacha done by a Jew on Shabbos, not just bishul. Bishul is just the common, obvious example (see here for a source I could find online - where many different types …
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What constitutes סכנת אבר and what can you do on shabbat
My understanding from Rabbonim today is that anything that is a סכנת אבר is going to lead to surgery, which is going to lead to general anesthetic, which is סכנת נפשות. Certainly as a ספק.
Therefore, …
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Kosher switch and Grama according to R. Belsky's letter
Yeshiva World News published a letter from Rabbi Belsky saying that the Kosher Switch accomplishes nothing and is simply a regular melacha.
My question is basically the same as this commentor. Is thi …
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Soup Mandels on Shabbos
Is it permissible to put Soup Mandels in hot (Yad Soledes) soup on Shabbos, assuming the soup bowl was filled in a standard way - pot taken off of fire, soup ladle inserted into pot and soup removed a …
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Can you dry yourself on shabbos?
As discussed here a major issue is using the towel to dry hair, with opinions ranging from permitted (as long as the towel absorbs the water completely) to completely forbidden, with the in-between vi …
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