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  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Brushing sheitel on Shabbos.

Question: My wife comes from a family where the married ladies brush their sheitels on Shabbos. However, in my family, my mother doesn’t brush her sheitel on Shabbos. On Shabbos… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot brushing Shabbos shaitel
25/05/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

When one’s shoes are wet on Shabbos, is it permissible to walk on the grass?

Question: When one’s shoes are wet on Shabbos, is it permissible to walk on the grass, or is one considered to be watering the grass? Answer: It is permitted. The… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Shabbos walking watering
19/05/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

What is the proper procedure to make an avocado dressing on Shabbos?

Question: What is the proper procedure to make an avocado dressing on Shabbos. The avocado is mushed up by hand prior to the seudah. What it the proper procedure to… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot salad dressing Shabbos
08/05/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Can I use a peeler on Shabbos?

Question: Is it permissible to use a peeler on Shabbos? Answer: Most poskim consider a peeler to be an instrument created especially for separating the unwanted peel from the vegetable,… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot borer peeler
03/05/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

USING A VEGETABLE DICER FOR EGGS ON SHABBOS

Question: USING A VEGETABLE DICER FOR EGGS ON SHABBOS Answer: A vegetable dicer cannot be used on shabbos even for eggs. The reason is since it is a specialized utensil that is… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Shabbos tochain
02/05/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Opening of cans on Shabbos

Question: Are you halachically permitted to open a can of soft drinks on Shabbos? I have invited a very religious family to my home and I do not want to… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot opening cans Shabbos
20/04/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Exam on shabbat

Question: Shalom aleichem, Dear Rabbi is it forbidden or a sin to write a government exam on shabbat? I am a law student and some of my exams fall on… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot kosaiv writing
06/04/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Hat on Shabbos

Question: It seems that placing a (black) hat in a freezer will actually stiffen or harden it, at least temporarily. Is there an issue with doing this on Shabbos, if… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot freezer Shabbos
02/02/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Baby wipes on Shabbos

Question: Can one use baby wipes on Shabbos? Is there a difference if there are cotton fibers? Is there a difference between the wipes on top in box and the… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot baby wipes Shabbos
13/01/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Heter for collapsible chuppah vs umbrella

Question: At http://dinonline.org/2017/01/07/opening-a-foldingcollapsing-bima-on-shabbos/, Rav Zidell writes the following: “You may open or close the bima without hesitation on Shabbos. The reason for this is since it was made to open… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot ohel Shabbos umbrella
10/01/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Opening a folding/collapsing Bima on Shabbos?

Question: I was in a shul where someone cleaned the shul on shabbos and they have a folding/collapsing bima. For mincha they wanted to open it up and the question… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot ohel Shabbos
07/01/2017
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

May one tear open the wrapping of a pack of plastic plates on shabbos if one has regular dishes

Question: May one tear open the wrapping of a pack of plastic plates on shabbos if one has regular dishes but prefers to use plastic Answer: It is permitted to… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot containers ripping Shabbos
04/12/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

If part of a food is forbidden to eat on Shabbos is it borer to remove it?

Question: If on Shabbos (or Yom Tov), one is presented (b’Shaas Achila) with a dish of fruit and it’s known that some fruit might be Tevel (or maybe Muchzak b’Tolayim)… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot borer food
01/12/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Can children play with Play dough on Shabbos?

Question: Is making temporary shapes like with the play dough prohibited on Shabbos for kids? Answer: Yes it is, as making shapes is meleches kosaiv, although it may only be… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot kosaiv playdough
27/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Checking out of a hotel on Shabbos

Question: I will be staying in a hotel for Shabbos, check out on Shabbos day is at 4:00 PM. Are we allowed to check out and not to do anything… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
21/11/2016
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  • Shabbat prayers and Torah reading

teshuva on shabbos/yom tov

Question: Can one do Teshuva on Shabbos/yomtov? Regreting sins and saying ASHOMNU, ect. Or only in ones mind? Answer: There is no problem to repent on Shabbos or Yom Tov…. Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Shabbat prayers and Torah reading
21/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Baby wipes

Question: Can one use baby wipes on shabbos? Answer: Huge differences of opinion between the Rabonim!  If you don’t use them it is praiseworthy and commendable and if you do… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
16/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Reading Anatomy

Question: When I look at an anatomy book on shabbos, can I see the pictures of the organs with the names of the organs tagged on? Answer: Even though it… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
15/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Drying hands on tissue on shabbos

Question: Dear Rabbi, On shabbos, when drying hands using a tissue, is it a problem if the tissue rips? Answer: Not a problem because it is not certain that the… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
14/11/2016
  • Electricity on Shabbat
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Digital frame on shabbos

Question: Is one allowed to keep on & look at a digital frame on shabbos? Answer: Although one is not actively transgressing Shabbos by  looking at a digital frame, nevertheless… Read more »

Electricity on Shabbat Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
13/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Clean laundry on Shabbos

Question: Are you allowed to fold and put away clean laundry on shabbos if it bothers you to leave it out and unfolded? Answer: I suggest to put the laundry away… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
06/11/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Spreading butter on bread or icing on cake on Shabbos

Question: is it permitted to spread butter on bread and icing on cake for taste reason Answer: It is permitted to spread butter on bread and it isn’t a problem… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot butter icing memachek Shabbos
29/10/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Using contact lens solution on Shabbos

Question: Can I use contact lens solution on Shabbos and Yom Tov? Answer: According to many poskim, contact lenses should not be soaked in a solution that will clean the… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot contact lenses melabain Shabbos
16/10/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

shabbos

Question: If the light in the bathroom is off on Shabbos, and he is afraid of dirtying himself or not being able to clean himself properly due to the darkness,… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
10/10/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Removing Curlers from a Shaitel on Shabbos

Question: CAN ONE REMOVE ROLLERS WHICH WERE PUT IN BEFORE SHABBOS FROM A SHAITEL ON SHABBOS Answer: Your question is an excellent one. According to a number of poskim that… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot borer curlers shaitel
27/09/2016
  • Electricity on Shabbat
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

New motion detector without red light

Question: If this new detector does not have a light to show movement, is there a chashash of a Shabat transgression when walked in front of it? Answer: Since you… Read more »

Electricity on Shabbat Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
21/09/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Removing a Whitehead spot on Shabbos

Question: Dear Rabbi On Shabbos, if one has a whitehead spot (a covering of white over a red spot), could one gently remove the white with a tissue if there… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
20/09/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

gozez

Question: I noticed that when I am eating, sometimes hair ends up on my plate. I assume that it is hair from my mustache that came off in the course… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
19/09/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
  • Rabbinical laws of Shabbat

Crossing Out Words on Shabbos

Question: It is Shabbos. Somebody is reading a page that was written (or printed) in ink. He finds an error and crosses it out with a pen. Does this fall… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Rabbinical laws of Shabbat
12/09/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Feminine napkins on Shabbos

Question: Is it permissible to use pantiliners with tape on Shabbos? Answer: There is alot of discussion among the poskim regarding using the old tapes for diposable daipers. The tapes… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Feminine napkins Shabbos
13/08/2016
  • Benefiting from forbidden Shabbat activity
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Playing in a Poker Tournament on Shabbat

Question: I have a very interesting and unusual Halachic question. I am planning a vacation with some friends and I am thinking about playing in a poker tournament. The cash… Read more »

Benefiting from forbidden Shabbat activity Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
10/08/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Travel on Shabbos in robot car.

Question: These new robot cars, in which one sits studying one’s Gemara as the car zooms along the highway of its own volition, already exist. They will soon be normal… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
08/08/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Automatic watches

Question: Is one allowed to hand an automatic watch to somebody to look at on shabbos or are you only allowed to use it in the normal course of wear?… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
01/08/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Wearing a Hankercheif on Shabbos

Question: With no EIRUV, can a person wear a handkerchief or undershirt (new or old) around one’s neck on Shabbos to absorb sweat winter or summer? Answer: If the person… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
26/07/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Automatic watch on Shabbos?

Question: Can on wear an automatic watch on Shabbos? Answer: If the watch is running not a problem, but if it stops cannot be worn. Sources: Teshuvas Chelkas Yaakov 1:75, Tzitz… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
25/07/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
  • Work by gentile on Shabbat

Shabbos Halacha

Question: Dear Rabbonim, In the requirement of שביתת כלים if one is a partner with a non-religious Jew in a workshop; would I be correct in assuming it is only… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot Work by gentile on Shabbat
24/07/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

bleeding on shabbos

Question: If one accidentally gave himself a paper cut on Shabbos, or otherwise accidentally caused himself to bleed, is that an aveira, or is it misaseik? Does one need to… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
19/07/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

laundering on shabbos

Question: When washing hands on Shabbos, does one have to be careful that no water should get on his clothing/sleeves, due to the prohibition of laundering? Answer: Not a problem… Read more »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
06/07/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

Playing ball on shabbos

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.

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
29/06/2016
  • 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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
27/06/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot bathroom hygiene korea netilas neshama
16/05/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot acne blackheads boneh
06/05/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot cutting kli shmemlachto leissur koreyah Muktzeh tearing
04/05/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot makeh bpatish tikkun mana
02/05/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot rabbinic decrees
28/04/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot
25/04/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot makeup
20/04/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot wig
20/04/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot security cameras
17/04/2016
  • Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot

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 »

Forbidden activity on Shabbat - 39 melachot sewing
11/04/2016
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