Question: Is it ossur (forbidden) for children to play ball on Shabbos? Answer: Children can play with a ball on Shabbos. Sources: O:CH 308:45 Ramoh Mishnah Berurah 158.
Category: Forbidden activity on Shabbat – 39 melachot
Touching foggy window on shabbos
Question: It is known that we are forbidden to write (with our finger) on a window on Shabbos, etc. May, however, one touch the window, etc. or put his hand… Read more »
Bathroom hygiene on Shabbos
Question: B’shas hadchak, may one use, on Shabbos, tissues that are connected to each other and pull them out of the box with his mouth? Also, if one notices that… Read more »
Acne on Shabbos: pimples and blackheads
Question: Is it mutar to squeeze out blackheads on Shabbos and Yom tov? I understand pimples are more problematic since blood may come out but this is not the case… Read more »
Uncut Paper Towels on Shabbos
Question: On Shabbos, is one permitted to wipe his hands on paper towels still attached to the roll, without tearing them off, or are they muktza? Answer: They may be… Read more »
Inserting Collar Stays on Shabbos
Question: Can one insert collar stays into a collar on shabbos (if it’s not the same ones that were in the shirt originally)? Answer: Yes, this does not pose difficulty… Read more »
Flying a Kite on shabbat
Question: Hello, I’d like to know if there’s any prohibition on flying a kite in shabbat, barring any problems with erub. Thanks. Moadim le-simcha! Answer: The actual flying of a… Read more »
Corkscrew on Shabbos/Yomtov
Question: Can one open a bottle of wine with a corkscrew (like a screwdriver that one turns into the cork and then pulls the cork out) to remove a cork… Read more »
Q- Tip on Shabbos
Question: I’d like to know if it is permissible to use a Q-tip on Shabbos to wipe away eye makeup from under the eye? Answer: Yes, this is permissible. The… Read more »
Velcro Rollers on Shabbos
Question: Can I put velcro rollers in my wig on shabbos if that’s what I do every time I place it on its head it’s to give it shape, not… Read more »
Security Cameras on Shabbos
Question: Are you allowed to have security cameras running on Shabbos? Either constantly recording everything, or just recording based on motion detection (when the camera detects motion, it records)? Answer:… Read more »
Post-it Notes on Shabbos
Question: Can I use Post-it’s As book markers on Shabbat? Answer: Yes, this is permissible. There are those who are stringent unless it will be removed from it’s place within… Read more »
Shabbos and Sprinkles on Cakes
Question: If words or letters were “written” on a cake using sprinkles instead of frosting, could that be cut on shabbos? (see first and second pictures where the number 2… Read more »
Wiping Shoes on Shabbos
Can a person wipe shoes on Shabbos or yom tov with a dry cloth to wipe off dirt, ect? CAN the cloth be moistened? Answer: Dust and dirt may be… Read more »
Removing Food from Cooking Pot
Shalom, May one remove food from a hot but not fully-cooked pot of food? What if the consistency is very thin? Thank you Answer: I assume you are referring to… Read more »