Question: If someone likes to crumble matzah into a bowl of hot soup on shabbos can it be done on SHABBOS? The soup is taken from the pot on the… Read more »
Category: Forbidden activity on Shabbat – 39 melachot
Spider on Shabbos
Question: If a spider or another bug can bite someone or get into food or frighten children. What can be done? Can it be swept away or trapped with a… Read more »
Status of tablecloth in regards to Melabein
Question: R’ Moshe Feinstein (Igros Moshe Y.D. 2:76) discusses scrubbing a plastic tablecloth on Shabbos. He says to avoid any issue of Melabein, one may scrub it gently but not… Read more »
Peeling garlic on Shabbos
Question: There is a way to peel garlic. You place garlic in a closed jar or canister and shake the canister. The garlic skin loosens and gets peeled more easily… Read more »
Scratching hair
Question: I’ve a few halachic questions around scratching hair: 1) Can I scratch/remove dandruff from my peyos area if I know there’s a strong chance that hair will fall out?… Read more »
Sorting via clearing table on Shabbat
Question: B”H Thank you for your help. My question is: what is the correct way to clear the table on Shabbat to not do “sorting?” If there are some not-clean… Read more »
Using water filter on Shabbos
Question: Hi. Trying to figure out this sign that I saw hanging in a Shul (picture attached) saying to let the water run after you fill your cup up and… Read more »
Losh regarding Tradition soups
Question: The TRADITION soups that all the kids eat would there be a problem of LOSH when you add hot water ? Not discussing Bishel . Ty Answer: Before getting… Read more »
Trapping on Shabbat
Question: B”H Thank you so much for your help. Regarding humane mice trapping (where the mice are caught in a cage and released), is there an issue if the traps… Read more »
Unwinding Metal Closure on Wine Bottle- Shabbos (Similar to metal twist ties)
Question: Hello this is a picture of a popular wine. The ring around the bottle is twisted closed. Before you open the bottle, the cork is in the top of… Read more »
Shabbos and Removing Eye Makeup
Question: Can I rub my eyes or remove eye mucus/crumbs/”sleepies” on Shabbos? What if in the process I will be removing black eye makeup that got stuck to the mucus… Read more »
Lubricant on Shabbas
Question: Hi, can one use liquid or silicone lubricant on Shabbos? Answer: It isn’t clear from your question which halachos you are referring to. My assumption is that you are… Read more »
Cutting Bread on Shabbos
Question: Why in the act of cutting the bread in Shabbos With a knife or broke it with my hands, It’s not a melacha of Shabbos? Answer: The reason is… Read more »
Bending metal on Shabbos; glasses, twist ties, masks and staples
Question: Is one allowed to bend metal on Shabbos without heat? If one has a face mask that has a metal piece that is meant to be bent over your… Read more »
Recharging hearing aid batteries on Shabbos
Question: Can I lechatchilla buy hearing aids that have rechargeable batteries, and on Shabbos place them in and out of the charger when it is turned off with a timer…. Read more »
Tearing leaves on Shabbos
Question: Is one allowed to tear off leaves from fresh myrtle branches that are in a vase on Shabbos? Answer: It is permitted. The prohibition not to rip off leaves… Read more »
Moving trippers of a Shabbos Clock
Question: I live in Eretz Yisroel, and I am sure the Rov is familiar with our timers. It is the type that the trippers do not separate from the clock… Read more »
Teshuva for doing melacha b’shogeg on Shabbos
Question: What t’shuvah may I do if I did a melachah b’shogeg, besides strengthening my learning of the halachos and being more careful. Can I give Tzedekah, preemptively, to avert,… Read more »
Can I use a peeler to peel a carrot on Shabbos?
Question: Can I use a peeler to peel a carrot on Shabbos? Answer: Using a peeler on Shabbos is controversial if it is considered a specialized instrument of borer, or… Read more »
Tanning on shabbos
Question: Why can’t I tan in the sun on Shabbos? And am I allowed to sit in the sun on Shabbos because I like how it feels? Answer: According to a… Read more »
Borer – removing skin from chicken for aesthetic reasons
Question: If one has a food that they wish to serve, for example, chicken or fish, where some eat the skin while others do not, but the hostess wants to… Read more »
Can one use a slotted spoon on Shabbos
Question: Can one use a slotted spoon on shabbos Answer: In general a slotted spoon should not be used on Shabbos. The reason being is that it is meant to… Read more »
Can I let my animal carry things for me on shabbat ?
Question: Can i let my animal carry things for me on Shabbat in Reshut Harabim ? If not, why does the talmud state in tractate Pesachim daf 66 amud alef,… Read more »
Taking dog to animal hospital on Shabbos
Question: This situation happened today: A dog was attacked by another dog on shabbos and was injured. The owner of the injured dog, a Jew, took the dog to the… Read more »
Sun tanning on Shabbos
Question: From what I understand, suntanning is not permitted on Shabbos, but sitting or walking in the sun is not forbidden. May I sit in the backyard on Shabbos even… Read more »
Self winding watch
Question: Can a self winded watch be used over three days yomtov and shabbos? Answer: Please see the following post that discusses your question. https://dinonline.org/2017/06/22/wearing-an-automatic-watch-on-shabbos/ Best wishes
Ta’aroves of a mattress and sheet
Question: Would a mattress with a fitted sheet on it be considered a ta’aroves with regards to borer? For instance, if one has a mattress with a dirty fitted sheet,… Read more »
Borer in Diaper attached to clothes on shabbos
Question: When changing a child’s diaper on shabbos, the adhesive tab of the diaper might become attached to the child’s clothing. Is it a problem of borer to remove the… Read more »
Steeping non-heated tea on shabbas
Question: Dear Rabbi, There is a product which is a tea bag that works in cold water. Can it be steeped in shabbas if the tea bag is left in… Read more »
Washing hands on Shabbos when there is a sponge in the sink
Question: When I am washing for bread in someone’s house and there is a sponge in the sink and I cannot turn on the faucet because it’s Shabbos (laundering), what… Read more »
Borer in preparing for a meal
Question: If one wants to prepare a meal, one may do borer activities of selecting ochel mitoch pesoles if it takes place as part of the normal preparatory time for… Read more »
Borer questions
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 »
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 »