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Setting up a Mechitza: added sources

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	===Setting up a Mechitza===		===Setting up a Mechitza===
	# It’s permissible to set up a partition as a mechitzah in shul between men and women on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 2, 315, pg 531), Rav Soloveitchik (cited in Nefesh Harav pg. 170), [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/857702/rabbi-hershel-schachter/highlights-of-melachos-shabbos-ii/ Rav Schachter (Highlights of Melachos Shabbat Part 2, min 62)] </ref>		# It’s permissible to set up a partition as a mechitzah in shul between men and women on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 2, 315, pg 531), Rav Soloveitchik (cited in Nefesh Harav pg. 170), [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/857702/rabbi-hershel-schachter/highlights-of-melachos-shabbos-ii/ Rav Schachter (Highlights of Melachos Shabbat Part 2, min 62)]. See [https://beta.hebrewbooks.org/reader/reader.aspx?sfid=65759#p=161&fitMode=fitwidth&hlts=&ocr= Dor Hamelaktim Shabbat vol 4 pg 2171]-2173 for more opinions on this matter. See also [https://beta.hebrewbooks.org/reader/reader.aspx?sfid=53566#p=224&fitMode=fitwidth&hlts=&ocr= Lev Hashabbat siman 38]. </ref>

	===Saltshakers===		===Saltshakers===

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2024-02-19T14:41:48Z

Shtender

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	# It is forbidden to wind a watch which has stopped working on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:19 </ref> Some say that one may wind it if it is still working.<ref> Yalkut Yosef (pg 512) </ref>		# It is forbidden to wind a watch which has stopped working on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:19 </ref> Some say that one may wind it if it is still working.<ref> Yalkut Yosef (pg 512) </ref>
	===Shtender===		===Shtender===
	# Some say that it is permitted to adjust the height of a shtender if (1) the parts aren’t held tightly and (2) the parts are frequently opened and closed (as is common which shtenders in shul). However, if the parts fit tightly or it isn’t opened and closed frequently (as is common which shtenders in a house) it’s forbidden. The pieces are considered held loosely if one isn’t considered if the parts move around where they are joined. <Ref>Or Letzion (vol 2, 27:3). Sh"t Minchat Yitzchak 9:38 prohibits in any event </ref> However, some poskim are lenient in all cases. <~~Ref~~>Yalkut Yosef (314, pg 504), Shulchan Shlomo 313:7, Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 6:32. </ref>		# Some say that it is permitted to adjust the height of a shtender if (1) the parts aren’t held tightly and (2) the parts are frequently opened and closed (as is common which shtenders in shul). However, if the parts fit tightly or it isn’t opened and closed frequently (as is common which shtenders in a house) it’s forbidden. The pieces are considered held loosely if one isn’t considered if the parts move around where they are joined.<Ref>Or Letzion (vol 2, 27:3). Sh"t Minchat Yitzchak 9:38 prohibits in any event </ref> However, some poskim are lenient in all cases.<ref>Yalkut Yosef (314, pg 504), Shulchan Shlomo 313:7, Sh”t Shevet HaLevi 6:32. Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Haish 2:20:23) originally was lenient to adjust a shtender with a removable peg, but later in life retracted and was strict. </ref>

	{{Playpens and Cribs on Shabbat}}		{{Playpens and Cribs on Shabbat}}

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2024-02-19T14:38:23Z

Folding table

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	===Folding table===		===Folding table===
	# It is permitted to open a folding table.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23 </ref>		# It is permitted to open a folding table.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23 </ref>
	# It’s permitted to add a table leaf to extend a table on [[Shabbat]] for temporary use,<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23, Rivivot Ephraim 1:222:3, Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafeal Soae, vol 2, pg 146). Chazon Ovadia (v. 5, p. 315) writes that it is permitted to add a leaf to a table and it doesn’t involve constructing an ohel, since part of the ohel was already in place (and it is temporary). </ref> however, one should not take it apart on Shabbat unless one needs the space on that [[Shabbat]].		# It’s permitted to add a table leaf to extend a table on [[Shabbat]] for temporary use,<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23, Rivivot Ephraim 1:222:3, Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafeal Soae, vol 2, pg 146). Rav Elyashiv (Ashrei Haish 2:18:17) writes that it is permitted in a case of great need, otherwise it should be extended before Shabbat. Chazon Ovadia (v. 5, p. 315) writes that it is permitted to add a leaf to a table and it doesn’t involve constructing an ohel, since part of the ohel was already in place (and it is temporary). </ref> however, one should not take it apart on Shabbat unless one needs the space on that [[Shabbat]].
	# One should not remove a drawer from a table if there’s a depth of a [[Tefach]] in the drawer, however, it is permitted to remove a drawer from a dresser because even after removing the drawer there still remains a roofed structure in the dresser.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:24 (and note 85) </ref>		# One should not remove a drawer from a table if there’s a depth of a [[Tefach]] in the drawer, however, it is permitted to remove a drawer from a dresser because even after removing the drawer there still remains a roofed structure in the dresser.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:24 (and note 85) </ref>
	# It is permitted to spread a tablecloth even if it hangs over the side of the table. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 315:31, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:25 </ref>		# It is permitted to spread a tablecloth even if it hangs over the side of the table. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 315:31, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:25 </ref>

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			{{Shabbat Table}}

Unknown user: /* Concrete */

2023-03-22T05:58:14Z

Concrete

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	===Concrete===		===Concrete===
	# It is forbidden to pour water on concrete on Shabbat in order to harden it even if one is pouring the water for another purpose like washing one's hands and beneath there is concrete that needs to be hardened. The best option is to use a timer. A worse alternative is to ask a non-Jew to do it using grama, such as pouring the water into a vessel near the concrete which when it overflows spills onto the concrete.<ref>Chazon Ovadia v. 5 p. 277</ref>		# It is forbidden to pour water on concrete on Shabbat in order to harden it even if one is pouring the water for another purpose like washing one's hands and beneath there is concrete that needs to be hardened. The best option is to use a timer. A worse alternative is to ask a non-Jew to do it using grama, such as pouring the water into a vessel near the concrete which when it overflows spills onto the concrete.<ref>Chazon Ovadia v. 5 p. 277</ref>
			===Hair Gel===
			# It is forbidden to use unscented hair gel on shabbat, however, scented hair gel is permissible. <ref> Ach Tov VaHessed, Year 5783, Page 113 </ref>

	==Building a wall==		==Building a wall==

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2021-12-08T14:52:11Z

Curtains: fixed some grammar and sentence structure

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	# It’s permitted to set up a Parochet (curtain) in front of the Aron in Shul on [[Shabbat]] as long as it doesn’t have a width of a [[Tefach]] as a roof. Some only permit if there are doors besides the curtain while others forbid unless there are doors. <Ref>Rama 315:1, Mishna Brurah 315:7 </ref> If it is a large Parochet it should only be put up by two people so that it doesn’t fold over and form a tent on [[Shabbat]].<ref>S”A 315:12, Mishna Brurah 315:8 </ref>		# It’s permitted to set up a Parochet (curtain) in front of the Aron in Shul on [[Shabbat]] as long as it doesn’t have a width of a [[Tefach]] as a roof. Some only permit if there are doors besides the curtain while others forbid unless there are doors. <Ref>Rama 315:1, Mishna Brurah 315:7 </ref> If it is a large Parochet it should only be put up by two people so that it doesn’t fold over and form a tent on [[Shabbat]].<ref>S”A 315:12, Mishna Brurah 315:8 </ref>
	===Curtains===		===Curtains===
	# ~~It’s~~ permitted to set up a curtain in place of a door even if ~~it’s~~ attached at the bottom and top ~~only if it~~ is ~~meant~~ to ~~be set up~~ temporarily (less than a few days). <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:27 </ref>		# It is permitted to set up a curtain in place of a door even if it is attached at the bottom and top when one's intention is to hang the curtain temporarily (less than a few days). <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:27 </ref>
	# Some permit setting up a curtain even for many days (permanently) if it is only attached at the top ~~and~~ not the bottom. However, others hold that this is biblically forbidden. ~~Even according to~~ those who permit when ~~put~~ up a large curtain ~~one must make sure to put it up with two people so~~ that it ~~doesn’t~~ fold over while trying to put it up ~~and when~~ it ~~folds~~ over it will form a tent on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:28 quotes the opinion of the Rama 315:1 and Mishna Brurah 315:6 as being lenient against the Chazon Ish 52:13 who is strict, but don’t resolve or take a side in the dispute. The Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata insists on putting it up with two people based on the S”A 315:12 </ref>		# Some authorities permit setting up a curtain even for many days (permanently) on the condition that it is only attached at the top of the curtain, but not on the bottom. However, others hold that this is biblically forbidden. One who is relying on those who permit hanging such a curtain, must take care when putting up a large curtain that it does not fold over while trying to put it up, since if it does fold over it will form a tent on [[Shabbat]]. One can put up the curtain with a partner to ensure that the curtain does not fold over while hanging it <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:28 quotes the opinion of the Rama 315:1 and Mishna Brurah 315:6 as being lenient against the Chazon Ish 52:13 who is strict, but don’t resolve or take a side in the dispute. The Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata insists on putting it up with two people based on the S”A 315:12 </ref>
	# Setting up a curtain in place of a window is the same as a door (if it’s temporary it’s permitted, if it’s permanent some permit if one only attaches it at the top while others forbid.) <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:29 </ref>		# Setting up a curtain in place of a window is the same as a door (if it’s temporary it’s permitted, if it’s permanent some permit if one only attaches it at the top while others forbid.) <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:29 </ref>

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2021-05-20T19:20:24Z

Folding table

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	==Practical Examples of Building==		==Practical Examples of Building==
	===Folding table===		===Folding table===
	# It is permitted to open a folding table. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23 </ref>		# It is permitted to open a folding table.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23 </ref>
	# It’s permitted to add a table leaf to extend a table on [[Shabbat]] (for temporary use~~), however~~, ~~one should not take it apart on Shabbat unless one needs the space on that [[Shabbat]].~~<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23, Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafeal Soae, vol 2, pg 146)~~, Rivivot Ephraim 1:222:3~~. Chazon Ovadia (v. 5, p. 315) writes that it is permitted to add a leaf to a table and it doesn’t involve constructing an ohel, since part of the ohel was already in place (and it is temporary). </ref>		# It’s permitted to add a table leaf to extend a table on [[Shabbat]] for temporary use,<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:23, Rivivot Ephraim 1:222:3, Practical Laws of [[Shabbat]] (Rabbi Rafeal Soae, vol 2, pg 146). Chazon Ovadia (v. 5, p. 315) writes that it is permitted to add a leaf to a table and it doesn’t involve constructing an ohel, since part of the ohel was already in place (and it is temporary). </ref> however, one should not take it apart on Shabbat unless one needs the space on that [[Shabbat]].
	# One should not remove a drawer from a table if there’s a depth of a [[Tefach]] in the drawer, however, it is permitted to remove a drawer from a dresser because even after removing the drawer there still remains a roofed structure in the dresser. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:24 (and note 85) </ref>		# One should not remove a drawer from a table if there’s a depth of a [[Tefach]] in the drawer, however, it is permitted to remove a drawer from a dresser because even after removing the drawer there still remains a roofed structure in the dresser.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:24 (and note 85) </ref>
	# It is permitted to spread a tablecloth even if it hangs over the side of the table. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 315:31, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:25 </ref>		# It is permitted to spread a tablecloth even if it hangs over the side of the table. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 315:31, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 24:25 </ref>

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2020-12-07T21:22:20Z

Adding on to a existing structure

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	# Just as it is forbidden to create even a temporary structure on [[Shabbat]], it is forbidden to add onto a permanent structure even if the addition is temporary.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 80:67</ref>		# Just as it is forbidden to create even a temporary structure on [[Shabbat]], it is forbidden to add onto a permanent structure even if the addition is temporary.<ref>Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 80:67</ref>
	# In previous centuries it was common to have dirt floors and it would be forbidden to put down new sand as it is left as a permanent layer of the floor and is a violation of Boneh (building).<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1015) </ref>		# In previous centuries it was common to have dirt floors and it would be forbidden to put down new sand as it is left as a permanent layer of the floor and is a violation of Boneh (building).<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1015) </ref>
	# Putting down a large area rug which is meant to remain there for more than 7 days is forbidden as it is considered something that can become nullified to the floor.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1017 and 1019) explains that since it is only a loose addition it doesn't become nullified to the floor unless it is put there for 7 days. </ref>		# Putting down a large area rug which is meant to remain there for more than 7 days is forbidden as it is considered something that can become nullified to the floor.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1017 and 1019) explains that since it is only a loose addition it doesn't become nullified to the floor unless it is put there for 7 days. See Dor Hamelaktim v. 4 p. 2040 who quotes Shabbos Home (Artscroll, p. 423) as being lenient unless the carpet is from wall to wall.</ref>
	# Tiling a floor, wallpapering a room, installing a doorknob are all forbidden as adding to an existing structure.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1016-7) </ref>		# Tiling a floor, wallpapering a room, installing a doorknob are all forbidden as adding to an existing structure.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1016-7) </ref>
	# According to many poskim it is permitted to rehang a picture that fell on [[Shabbat]] as long as the picture isn't expensive and rare.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1019) explains that that according to many opinions hanging a picture isn't a violation of adding to a existing structure because it retains it's own function similar to putting a potted plant on the floor or a vessel in the breakfront even though it will remain for a long time. On pg 1038 he writes that it's permissible to rehang it unless it is a expensive and rare painting because it would be [[muktzah]] and according to some poskim it's [[muktzeh]] once it was attached during the onset of [[Shabbat]]. </ref>		# According to many poskim it is permitted to rehang a picture that fell on [[Shabbat]] as long as the picture isn't expensive and rare.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1019) explains that that according to many opinions hanging a picture isn't a violation of adding to a existing structure because it retains it's own function similar to putting a potted plant on the floor or a vessel in the breakfront even though it will remain for a long time. On pg 1038 he writes that it's permissible to rehang it unless it is a expensive and rare painting because it would be [[muktzah]] and according to some poskim it's [[muktzeh]] once it was attached during the onset of [[Shabbat]]. </ref>
	# One should not replace a [[mezuzah]] that fell on [[Shabbat]] because of issues of adding to an existing structure and [[muktzeh]]. However, if it is [[lying]] on the floor one pick it up in a abnormal way such as by using the palms of both hands.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1038) </ref>		# One should not replace a [[mezuzah]] that fell on [[Shabbat]] because of issues of adding to an existing structure and [[muktzeh]]. However, if it is [[lying]] on the floor one pick it up in a abnormal way such as by using the palms of both hands.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 4, pg 1038) </ref>

	===Digging and filling a hole===		===Digging and filling a hole===
	# When people used to have dirt floors, if there was a hole in the floor, filling it up would be a violation of Boneh. <reF>In Gemara ([[Shabbat]] 73b) Rava says that if one fills in a hole with dirt inside the house, one has violated Boneh. Rambam ([[Shabbat]] 10:12) rules that flattening the ground indoors, by flattening a mound or filling in a hole is a violation of Boneh. Mishna Brurah 337:6 writes that if one intentionally fills the holes when sweeping one would violate Boneh.</ref>		# When people used to have dirt floors, if there was a hole in the floor, filling it up would be a violation of Boneh. <reF>In Gemara ([[Shabbat]] 73b) Rava says that if one fills in a hole with dirt inside the house, one has violated Boneh. Rambam ([[Shabbat]] 10:12) rules that flattening the ground indoors, by flattening a mound or filling in a hole is a violation of Boneh. Mishna Brurah 337:6 writes that if one intentionally fills the holes when sweeping one would violate Boneh.</ref>

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2020-12-07T21:21:21Z

Assembling objects

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	# One shouldn't untangle [[Tzitzit]] strings on [[Shabbat]] because this involves Tikkun Kli (fixing of a vessel).<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 15:94</ref>		# One shouldn't untangle [[Tzitzit]] strings on [[Shabbat]] because this involves Tikkun Kli (fixing of a vessel).<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 15:94</ref>
	# One shouldn't make a paper boat or paper hat by folding the paper since this involves creating a vessel.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 16:21</ref>		# One shouldn't make a paper boat or paper hat by folding the paper since this involves creating a vessel.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 16:21</ref>
	# One may fold a napkin regularly, but one shouldn't fold it in a special shape, such as is normally done in honor of guests.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:17</ref>		# One may fold a napkin regularly, but one shouldn't fold it in a special shape, such as is normally done in honor of guests.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:17</ref> Some are lenient.<reF>Rivevot Efraim 1:223:8 quoting Rav Moshe Feinstein. See also Dor Hamelaktim v. 2 p. 1214 for more opinions.</ref>

	==In the Mishkan==		==In the Mishkan==

Unknown user: /* Setting up a Mechitza */

2020-11-29T04:34:17Z

Setting up a Mechitza

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	===Setting up a Mechitza===		===Setting up a Mechitza===
	# It’s permissible to set up a partition as a mechitzah in shul between men and women on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 2, 315, pg 531), Rav Soloveitchik (cited in Nefesh Harav pg. 170) </ref>		# It’s permissible to set up a partition as a mechitzah in shul between men and women on [[Shabbat]].<ref>Yalkut Yosef (vol 2, 315, pg 531), Rav Soloveitchik (cited in Nefesh Harav pg. 170), [https://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/857702/rabbi-hershel-schachter/highlights-of-melachos-shabbos-ii/ Rav Schachter (Highlights of Melachos Shabbat Part 2, min 62)] </ref>

	===Saltshakers===		===Saltshakers===