Question: I swim every morning to keep in shape. Every Friday I go to a mikvah L’kovod Shabbos. It occurred to me that for a man, a swimming pool may… Read more »
Category: Preparing foods on Shabbat
Cleaning Up Board Game on Shabbos
After playing a board game such as Risk on Shabbos, how do I clean up or put away the pieces? Would the prohibition of sorting apply to these game pieces?… Read more »
Sorting Plates after Meal on Shabbos
Is it a problem to sort the dirty dishes in the kitchen after taking them off the table on Shabbos? For example, to put the big plates in a pile,… Read more »
Borer After Meal
Kvod haRav, what is the proper way to clear the table after a Shabbos meal to avoid borer? In particular: 1. are forks/spoons considered mixed with leftover food in serving… Read more »
Removing Teabag on Shabbat
I was discussing making a cup of tea on shabbat and yom tovim, my chavar said that you can not take the tea bag out of the cup (keli sheini… Read more »
Using French Press on Shabbat
Can one use a french press coffee maker on shabbat? How about on chaggim? Answer: The use of a french press involves two questions: 1. Cooking the beans. 2. Separating… Read more »
Separating Food as Borer
Is there a shiur how much one must eat in order to satisfy the condition of borer that it must be eaten right away? i.e. can one take a half… Read more »
Taking Pit from Avocado (borer)
Is taking an avocado pit from the avocado on Shabbos an Issur of Borrer? Thanks Answer: No, this is not an issue of borer. The pit of the avocado cannot… Read more »
Time Limitation for Borer
By borer on shabbos, what is the time limit for the condition of ‘m’yad’ ( to be eaten right away)? Answer: There is no “formal” time limit for this, and… Read more »
Removing Cotton Balls from Garments
Is it consider Borer on shabbat to remove cotton balls of hair often found on your clothes ? For example on your suit ? With your hand , not with… Read more »
Using Apple Corer / Slicer on Shabbos
I understand that some poskim forbid using an apple corer on Shabbos, the sort that only removes the core. However I have a corer that slices the apple into eight… Read more »
Sorting Pastries on Shabbos
On Shabbos we had a number of guests and had different types of pastries arranged in a pattern on a plate. I wanted to change the pattern and so I… Read more »
Tilting Spoon as Borer
We know there can be “borer” even when dealing with two edible foods, one food that a person does want to eat and the other that the person doesn’t want… Read more »
How to Remove Bones from Fish on Shabbos
How can I take out the bones of a fish on Shabbat? Answer: One should ensure that the flesh of the fish is pulled off from the bones, rather than… Read more »
Using Peeler on Shabbos
Shalom . Can one use a peeler to peel vegetables (etc) on Shabbat. With Mekorot please . Thank you , Chaim Answer: There are different opinions concerning using a peeler… Read more »
Taking Stone from Fruit (Borer)
It says in SA OC Siman 309 Sif 3 that on Shabbots if one wants to carry a basket that has in it fruits for the purpose of the fruits… Read more »
Borer of Peeling on Shabbos
Peeling for example an egg or onions, etc is muter on Shabbos so as long as it is samuch (just before) to the seudah. If it is done not “samuch”… Read more »
Taking Fat from Liquid on Shabbos
It says in SA YD Siman 98 Sif 4 that even when you have shishim in a tavshil c’neged the issur (cheilev) you still must add water in order the… Read more »
Colander for Washing Fruit
Can a colander (utensil with holes) be used on shabbos to wash fruit and vegetables? Answer: If the colander is only being used to hold the fruit, and to allow… Read more »
Mending a Borer Prohibition Retroactively
In regards to borer on shabbos, lets say one had two foods, one of which he likes, the other he does not. If he accidently separated out the food that… Read more »
Removing Bones from Fish for Children
Is one allowed to remove fish bones from fish on Shabbos in order that a katan should be able to eat it? Answer: The Peri Megadim writes that when it is impossible… Read more »
Cleaning Fruit on Shabbos
toms outlet Is one allowed to clean fruits/vegetables on shabbos (lettuce, strawberries etc)? If so, what is the proper way to clean them? Answer: It is permitted to clean fruit… Read more »
Separating Meat from Stew
b’h’i Borer: in malacha of borer one can seperate the good from bad; but there is another din that one cannot seperate things into categories (ex: different sized plates)–therefore why… Read more »
Ice Through Juice Canister
If someone has a juice canister that does not allow the ice to come through. Can one use it on shabbos as long as the last person to use it… Read more »
Washing Grapes with Cylinder on Shabbos
In order to clarify question on washing fruit with cylinder on shabbos.The fruit is placed in cylinder, and washed over the sink. The fruit remains in the cylinder as the… Read more »
Filter on Faucet
Is there a problem on Shabbos of using a water filter on one’s sink in New York City where there are supposedly small bugs in the water? By Turning on… Read more »