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Halachicly sound ways to bookmark on Shabbat
As I wrote here, folding the corner of a page is permitted and a good way if you don't mind "damaging the page" a bit. Still your question goes beyond, and you note the issue of marking a ...
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Why is זֵכֶר לְמַעֲשֵׂה בְרֵאשִׁית left out sometimes on Shabbat Amidah?
Shaar HaKollel, written by the great-grandfather of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, brings a source received from Kabbalah (quoted in Mishnat Chassidim) that says we shouldn't say the phrase in Shacharit.
The ...
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Folding chairs/tables on Shabbat
Refer to the Peninei Halacha:
מותר לפתוח עגלת ילדים, שולחן מתקפל, כסא מתקפל, מיטה מתקפלת ולול של תינוקות, מפני שהכל שם עשוי ומחובר מערב שבת ורק פותחים אותם בשבת (שו"ע או"ח שטו, ה).
One may ...
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Using a nail file on Shabbat
Refer to Rabbi Dovid Ribiat's The 39 Melochos, Vol. III p.680
Cutting or removing fingernails or toenails with an instrument (even a knife) is Gozez M'deoraisa. Similarly, filing one's nails is also ...
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Winnow of piles with objects that just fell
Winnowing (zoreh) is similar to selecting (borer) in that it involves separating waste from food but uses the wind as its mechanism.
There are long discussions in halachic works regarding spitting in ...
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Hilchos Shabbat shiurim recommendation
If by "etc." you include books, I can recommend some excellent ones. Since the laws of Shabbat are very extensive, it is unlikely you can cover all these laws in a structured way outside of ...
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Acoustic gramophone on Shabbat
It is forbidden to sound musical tones on Shabbat using a musical instrument. The issue is not about using electricity but so one does not come to fix the instrument since repairing an instrument on ...
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Is it permissible to carry around an air tag or tile tracker on shabbos?
I believe since everything the airtag/tile does is completely not discernible to the naked eye i.e. you can not see it doing anything, there is no problem on Shabbos as a result of the electronic ...
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Polishing windows on Shabbat
I see three major concerns with cleaning windows on Shabbat
putting water on a rag or sponge will generally lead to Sechitah (squeezing) which is a Torah prohibition, we are therefore very careful ...
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Different Smart/Sport Watches on Shabbat
I have now looked at this in detail, the overwhelming consensus of decisors is that it is not permitted to wear a smartwatch on Shabbat. I would note that since the question was written most of today'...
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