Question: After lighting candles I forget to put away matches and there are little children who are around that find it tempting. What is the halacha pertaining item that can… Read more »
Category: Muktzeh
Pets on Shabbos
Question: Assuming that pets are muktza on Shabbos, could one designate it before Shabbos similiar to a rock and one could play with them on Shabbos? And if one can’t,… Read more »
Kids toys on Shabbos Muktzeh/Bosis
Question: Hi, I keep running into this issue on shabbos with kids toys and I am hoping you can clarify the situation. 1. When we clean the toys we put… Read more »
Envelope with printed address to mail Charity
Question: Is it mukzah? as i recently visited an out of town shul. They gave an envelope that lists the name and address of where the check should go. There’s… Read more »
Question re. Pets on shabbos
Question: Is it muktze for others to touch my pet on Shabbos? Answer: According to most poskim pets are muktza even if they are meant to be played with. The… Read more »
Electronic couch
Question: I recently bought a couch with a button on it that makes it recline, the only problem is that is electric. I was wondering if I can even sit… Read more »
Raw potatoes muktzeh ?
Question: Hello Are raw potatoes muktzeh and can we moove them if we are disturb by them ? Thanks Answer: Raw potatoes are muktza machmas gufo on shabbos, as… Read more »
Moving an electrical appliance on Shabbos that was already on beforehand
Question: Can I move an electric fan on Shabbos (to redirect the air) if it was already on before Shabbos? Obviously would not push any buttons. Answer: According to most… Read more »
Flash light camping on Shabbat
Question: Hi Is one allowed to carry around a flashlight or head lap on Shabbat in a camping area w an eruv? Answer: If the flashlight was not left on… Read more »
Using a keli for something digusting on shabbos
Question: In my house we are accustomed that when somebody needs to do gedolim, he spreads out a bag over the toilet and defecates in it to avoid clogging up… Read more »
Raw eggs on shabbos
Question: Are raw eggs muktzah on Shabbos? Answer: Raw eggs are not muktza on Shabbos since they can be eaten, and occasinally they are used by chazzanim, and people that… Read more »
Left keys in coat pocket and found them on shabbos in shul.
Question: Hi, My wife left the car key by accident in her coat on shabbos. She came to me carrying the coat. I instructed her to take the coat to… Read more »
laws of Shabbat
Question: I walk on Shabbat and I see a baby crawling in danger, I pick up the baby and give it to the mother. She slips something in my pocket… Read more »
Muktzeh category of meat and diamonds
Question: In which categories of muktzeh (on Shabbos) do the following fall: Diamonds (not intended for sale) Raw meat Answer: If the diamond is in a ring, then it is… Read more »
Cell phone muktzah alarm clock on shabbos
Question: Can one set the alarm on cell phone to vibrate on shabbos? Also, can one move it away after it “rings”, is there any issue of muktzah? Answer: One… Read more »
Putting away a kli shmelachto lissur on Shabbos
Question: Shalom, May one handle a kli shmelachto lissur on Shabbos solely for the sake of having the area look tidy? Would having guests factor in? Thank you Answer: The… Read more »
Being mevatel a keli on Shabbos
Question: Is it permitted on Shabbos for a sick person to vomit into a bowl (for example, the negel vasser basin)? Why would this not be considered “nullifying a vessel… Read more »
Positioning an electric heater on Shabbos
Question: Can an electric heater on wheels be positioned away from or brought closer to a “normal” person depending on how hot a person gets? Can this be done for… Read more »
questions about the new lightbulb called shabbulb
Question: Recently a new type of light bulb, called ShaBBulb, has netted the market. The bulb is LED and has a cover which can be moved like lever on Shabbos…. Read more »
shabbos
Question: If one eats a banana on Shabbos and the peel remains in his hand, with no edible remnants, is it muktzah? What about a candy wrapper, once the candy… Read more »
Ipad the fell on my hand on Shabbos
Question: This past Shabbos I was reaching for a sefer on a bookshelf, and an ipad that was on the bookshelf fell on my hand. I would like to ask… Read more »
Muktzeh
Question: If a hat is hanging on a tree on Shabbos, and subsequently falls off by itself or is removed by a goy, may one wear this hat on Shabbos?… Read more »
Can one move a LED ELECTRIC lamp on Shabbat
Question: Can one move a LED ELECTRIC lamp on Shabbat? Answer: Please see the following link http://dinonline.org/2013/09/22/moving-led-flashlight-on-shabbos/
Bosis
Question: There are two tables in the room. I know that there were candles (and only candles) standing on one of them when Shabbos began, and the table became a… Read more »
Is a compass Muktza?
Question: I sometimes use a compass to help with finding directions for DAVENING. Can I use a compass on Shabbos/Yomtov for this purpose? Is a compass muktza? Answer: No, a… Read more »
May one Walk/Play with a Dog on Shabbos
Question: Someone comes to us for Shabbos with a dog. May we play with the dog within an eiruv? Answer: The dog may be attached to a leash and walked…. Read more »
Removing Candelabra from Table Shabbos Morning
Is it possible to enable to take the leichter off the table shabbos morning Answer: The leichter that were lit at the onset of Shabbos become a bosis, a form… Read more »
Hiring on Shabbos
If a non jew wishes to shovel snow on your walkway on Shabbos for payment, but you want him to come back after Shabbos. Can you tell him or hint… Read more »
Moving Tefillin on Shabbat
If a talis bag containing tefillin is left on a chair in a beis medresh on Shabat, can the bag be moved in order to use that chair? Thx Answer:… Read more »
Avoiding Muktzeh
If the Halachah is, one should not use a Kli Shemelachto if one has an alternative. Therefore should one avoid remvoing and placing items in one”s oven. Answer: The chumra… Read more »
Opening Old Sefer on Shabbos
If one has a sefer that is coming apart, is one allowed to turn the pages on Shabbos, even though they might get torn out of the sefer? [They are… Read more »
Inadvertently Moving Trees on Shabbos
If a person is walking outside on Shabbos, and with his head/ hat he brushes against a tree branch or against the leaves of a tree that hang low, thereby… Read more »
Sponge in Sink on Shabbos
On Shabbos, is it permitted to turn on the water if there is a sponge lying in the sink (or is it considered “laundering”)? Is it permissible to remove the… Read more »
Noisy Games on Shabbos
Is it permitted for children to play with a dice that is enclosed in a plastic dome. Squeezing the lever causes the dice to make a loud clanking sound. Would… Read more »
Velcro Wig Curlers on Shabbos
What is the halacha regarding using velcro (not heated) rollers to curl a sheitel on shabbos or yom tov? The curling is quite weak and straightens out after about an… Read more »
Moving Shabbos Lamp
Can a Shabbbos lamp be moved in order to better direct the light or one may only slide the cover over the light bulb? Answer: If the light bulb used… Read more »
Bringing In Garbage Bin on Shabbos
Can one move their garbage bin from the street curb to their house on shabbos in order to use it? Will it make a difference if the bin is empty?… Read more »
Taking off a Hair on Shabbos
Is it mutter (in terms of muktza) to take a hair off your clothing (with your hands) on shabbos? Thanks. Answer: Yes, this is permitted. The reason for this is… Read more »
New Tzedakah Box as Muktzeh
May one handle a new never used tzedakah box on SHABBOS and give it as a gift? Please send sources. Thank you. Answer: No, this is still mutkzeh and can’t… Read more »
Frozen Soup on Shabbos
Is a frozen soup muktza on shabbos? If a cold drink is placed in the freezer for too long and froze can one remove it on Shabbos to allow it… Read more »
Cellphone as Muktzeh
Is one allowed to pick up a cellphone on shabbos so one can see the time or is one not allowed to move it at all? Answer: One should not… Read more »
Taking Hammer on Shabbos After Use
After I finish cracking nuts with a hammer on Shabbos, can someone take the hammer from my hand and return it to my tool room? I saw that the Mishna… Read more »
Drawers and Pockets for Muktzeh
Why is a table with a drawer that partially pulls out muktzeh, But a pocket sewn in a man’s trousers does not make the trousers muktzeh? Thank you Answer: It… Read more »
Can you Take Out Garbage on Shabbat
Assuming an eruv is present.Can you take out the garbage can with garbage to the front either on Shabbat or Yom Tov for pick up? Answer: If garbage has decomposed… Read more »
Are Garbage Cans Muktzeh on Shabbat
Garbage is being picked up in my area on Shabbos. Assuming i can put the garbage out onto the curb before shabbos. Can I then bring the empty cans back… Read more »
Throwing out Garbage on Shabbos
Can someone remove garbage bag full of garbage from a garbage can on shabbos? Does it have to smell or just about to overflow? Answer: If garbage has decomposed to… Read more »
Moving LED Flashlight on Shabbos
Dear rav, I bought recently a portable LED lamp powered by batteries. Could you please tell me if portable LED lamp is muktze and whether I can use it (if… Read more »
Pulling Plastic Tablecloth from Glass Cup
If on shabbos, a disposable plastic tablecloth picks up from the wind and a part of it attaches itself to the glass cup of the neironim (the glass that holds… Read more »
Wearing Calculator Watch on Shabbos
Is one allowed to wear a calculator wrist watch on shabbos? Is there a problem of muktzah or of inadvertently pushing the buttons? Answer: It is permitted to wear the… Read more »
Mother’s Milk on Shabbos
Is chalav isha that was milked on Shabbos (b’heter) muktzeh? Answer: The status of mother’s milk that was milked on Shabbos involves a dispute among poskim. Most authorities write that… Read more »