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# Some rabbis felt that chess is a | # Some rabbis felt that chess is a vain activity and a waste of time<ref>Mahara Sasson (responsa n. 80)</ref> and therefore shouldn't be engaged in even during the week. However, most poskim hold that it is permissible and consider it a game of intellect.<ref>Rashi (Ketubot 61b s.v. dimitalela), Rama O.C. 338:5</ref> | ||
== Chess on Shabbat == | == Chess on Shabbat == | ||
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# Shoel bshlomo is matir... | |||
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Latest revision as of 22:07, 23 February 2026
The ancient game of chess was known to the great rabbis of the Middle Ages and some even engaged in the sport.
picture
Chess and Productive Activities
Chess on Shabbat
cross on top of king
- Shoel bshlomo is matir...
