Question: 1) One has a large stack of 10 magazines (which constitutes a mixture) and wants to remove the top 5 magazines. From these 5, he only wants to read… Read more »
Category: Forbidden activity on Shabbat – 39 melachot
Selecting cutlery for upcoming meal
Question: Let’s assume various cutlery are mixed together so that they are a ta’aroves. Let’s say one needs ten forks for use for the upcoming meal. In regards to Borer,… Read more »
Cleaning nose on shabbos
Question: If one’s skin around his nose is very dry to the extent that cleaning it with a tissue would likely cause dry skin to become dislodged in the process,… Read more »
Borer
Question: On shabbos, if one has a box of tissues that is mixed together with other objects to the extent that it is considered a ta’aroves, what should one do… Read more »
Delay in borer
Question: In regards to borer on shabbos, may one prepare food that involves separation and then immediately walk to another person’s house to bring the food to them to eat?… Read more »
Scraping tongue on shabbos
Question: Is it permissible to use something to scrape my tongue on shabbos. Such as an ora brush https://www.orabrush.com/orabrush/ Or a spoon. This is done to remove stuff causing bad… Read more »
SAFETY pins on SHABBOS
Question: Can someone use SAFETY pins on SHABBOS? To attach 2 garments, attaching pairs of socks together? Undue a safety pin that is holding socks together? FIX A garment that… Read more »
Diluting Lotion for SHABBOS USAGE
Question: Should someone add water, baby oil or olive oil (or whatever) to make hand LOTION more liquidity BEFORE SHABBOS for SHABBOS USAGE? Would this make it more LICHATCHILA for… Read more »
Borer in selecting food for child
Question: Lets say one has a mixture of different foods and one wishes to select one to show to a child to see if they would like to eat it…. Read more »
Removing hair from brush on Shabbos
Question: On Shabbos, may one remove hair entangled in brush on when it interferes with use of the brush? Answer: You should not remove the hair from it on Shabbos…. Read more »
Borer in putting away toys
Question: When putting away a mixture of children’s toys on shabbos into a container, one sometimes has a pile of many different toys of all types and sizes. One often… Read more »
Doubtful miyad by borer
Question: I had a pile of magazines that I wanted to give to someone in shul on shabbos. I placed the pile in the bottle of a children’s stroller, where… Read more »
Watch pin on Shabbos
Question: If the pin that adjusts the time on a wristwatch falls out on shabbos, is it permitted to push it back in to allow to watch to continue functioning… Read more »
STICKING TABLE CLOTH ON SHABBOS
Question: If a plastic table cloth gets sticky or dirty on Shabbos. What’s the best way lechatchilla to clean it? Put a little water on the table cloth, and wipe… Read more »
Creating a miyad situation by borer
Question: If one has a mixture of different hand towels and would like to separate one to put away for later, this would seem to be a problem of borer…. Read more »
Can one brush off snow from suede boots on Shabbos?
Question: Can one brush off snow from suede boots on Shabbos? They will be damaged otherwise. Answer: Although suede looks like leather, the poskim (Shimiras Shabbos Khilchoso 15-41, Orchos Shabbos… Read more »
Snooker Cue on Shabbos
Question: May one unscrew the snooker (pool) cue on Shabbos to get a shorter length and screw the it back together to its normal length? Please see image attached. Attached:… Read more »
Opening tuna can on shabbos
Question: Is there any issue with opening a tuna can on shabbos, as far as making a Pesach yafeh etc.? Answer: According to some poskim there is, see Kovetz M’bais… Read more »
Borer in serving food
Question: When we are eating the meals on shabbos, my wife sometimes goes away from the table to take care of things. She asks me to serve her a little… Read more »
Brushing hair on Shabbos
Question: I have a special soft brush/comb just for shabbos is there any issue of getting my hair wet and combing my hair with this special brush/ com. ? Answer:… Read more »
Using scotch tape on shabbos and yom tov
Question: May one tape a plastic tablecloth on shabbos/yom tov to a table with scotch tape already prepared/stuck to the table before Shabbos. So that one end of the piece… Read more »
Spray tan on shabbos
Question: Is it mutar to use spray tan on shabbos? The spray tan is a bronzing spray. Answer: Spray tan should not be used on shabbos, because we are not… Read more »
Borer in sweeping floor
Question: I have a broom that is mixed with other items in a way that constitutes a mixture, and I would like to remove it to sweep crumbs off the… Read more »
Blotting on Shabbos
Question: Hello, Thank you for your help. Is it ok to use “oil blotting papers” on Shabbos to absorb oil on the face during Shabbos? No make-up color is added,… Read more »
gentile employee
Question: I recently hired a person to work during the week and to also be on call over Shabbos to respond to urgent computer issues. I thought he was a… Read more »
Shoveling snow on shabbos
Question: Regarding shoveling snow on Shabbos, in an instance where snow could cause danger to pedestrians, would one even be able to shovel the snow to clear a path? What… Read more »
Opening Envelope on Shabbos
Question: Rabbonim chasuvim, May one open an envelope on Shabbos when it is very likely the person opening the envelope will keep the it to hold it’s contents in indefinitely… Read more »
Electric Mosquito Zapper On Shabbos
Question: Can we use an Electric Mosquito Zapper in the Sukkah on Shabbos/Yom Tov Answer: If it is turned on before shabbos or Yom Tov, it is permitte because you… Read more »
Is it permitted to mix granola into yogurt on Shabbos
Question: There is a yogurt product on the market now which features a portion of granola that is intended to be mixed in with the yogurt and eaten. May one… Read more »
Alarm on shabbos
Question: May one set an alarm erev shabbos for shabbos morning and it will be going off the entire shabbos. (Agav there’s no issue with putting a towel on it… Read more »
Taking furniture apart on Shabbat
Question: I know that “boneh” is one of the melahot that are forbidden on Shabbat. I assume, but was never certain, that destructing things that you have built — such… Read more »
Removing a Tic from body on Shabbos.
Question: Hello, A child is is found with a tic attached to its skin on Shabbos, is it permissible to remove the tic, which according to the medical profession may… Read more »
Inflating ball on shabbos
Question: is it permissible to inflate a ball on shabbos thank you Answer: There is controversy about this, but the poskim say that if it is the first time the… Read more »
writing that one worked on Shabbos
Question: A person who works from 8 in the morning to 10 at night and it will look strange if he writes down that he works so many hours, may… Read more »
Grind coffee on Shabbat
Question: I own a manual coffee grinder which involves placing coffee beans in the top and then grinding it into powder. The mechanism is that the beans are pulverized by… Read more »
Is using whip cream an shabbos an issue because of molid?
Question: Is using whip cream an shabbos an issue because of molid? Answer: Whipped topping that is discharged from a can should not be used on Shabbos according to most poskim…. Read more »
Tying shoes on Shabbos
Question: May one tie his shoes at the very beginning of Shabbos, when one will not be removing them until after Shabbos (such as one who learns the entire Shabbos… Read more »
Cuff links on Shabbos
Question: Is it permitted on Shabbos to put cuff links in to a short with French Cuffs, in order to wear the shirt on Shabbos? Answer: It is hard for… Read more »
Nursing on Shabbos
Question: My older son stopped nursing at 4 months He is now 22 months. My younger son is 2 months and not a good nurser so I pump for him… Read more »
Babywipes on Shabbos
Question: Are baby wipes permissible to be used on shabbos? Answer: This is a very controversial issue, please see the following posts where this was discussed. http://dinonline.org/2017/01/13/baby-wipes-on-shabbos-2/ http://dinonline.org/2016/11/16/baby-wipes/ Best Wishes… Read more »
washing dishes on shabbos
Question: Why isn’t it considered borer? your are rinsing off the fat or dirt that is stuck on? siman 323 sief 6 says its permissable. why Answer: One may wash… Read more »
Flushing toilet paper with writing on it
Question: Is there an issue with discarding toilet paper with writing on it into the toilet on shabbos, wherein the writing will be destroyed when it is flushed away? Answer:… Read more »
Followup to Broken Glasses
Question: What would the halacha be if one keeps putting them in and out (not necessarily broken but the kids are using it as a toy putting it in and… Read more »
Tearing on shabbos
Question: May one rip plastic on shabbos for non-food purposes, such as to open a new pantyhose ? Answer: It is permitted. The reason we are allowed to open certain… Read more »
Broken Sunglasses on Shabbos
Question: My kids were playing with a pair of regular sunglasses on Shabbos. They were putting the lenses in and out of the frame. Is one allowed to do this… Read more »
Toilet deodorizer that colors the water on shabbos
Question: Is one allowed to use a toilet deodorizer that colors the water on shabbos? Answer: It is very common nowadays to put a deodorizer inside the bowl of the… Read more »
Ripping aluminum foil on Shabbos
Question: Can someone rip aluminum foil from a roll on shabbos, or is it best to pre rip it before shabbos? LECHATCHILA OR BIDIEVED Answer: Aluminum foil should not be… Read more »
Covering light switch
Question: Hi, In America, there’s a type of cover to protect one from accidentally turning on a wall light switch. It has two snaps that attach to the light switch… Read more »
Squeezing liquid out of moustache on Shabbos
Question: What is one to do if his moustache became wet while drinking on Shabbos? May one press a napkin over his moustache to absorb the liquid, or is it… Read more »
Tucking Beard in on Shabbos
Question: Would there be any issues tying a beard on shabbos? What if you used pins to hold it in place? Thanks. Answer: What you mean by tying your beard… Read more »