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==Books==
==Books==
# It’s forbidden to cut or rip pages of a book that were not properly cut through in binding. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1 </ref>
# It’s forbidden to cut or rip pages of a book that were not properly cut through in binding. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:1 </ref>
# If pages were stuck together by glue or some or material (like water) then it depends; if the pages are stuck in a place of letters it’s forbidden to pull them apart because in doing so one breaks the letters, however, if the pages are stuck in a place of no letters it’s permissible to pull the pages apart. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1 </ref>
# If pages were stuck together by glue or some or material (like water) then it depends; if the pages are stuck in a place of letters it’s forbidden to pull them apart because in doing so one breaks the letters, however, if the pages are stuck in a place of no letters it’s permissible to pull the pages apart. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:1 </ref>
# It’s preferable not to open a book with words or pictures written across the edge of their leaves and are broken and put back together when the book is opened and closed, however, many authorities permit opening the book in such a case. The problem is best avoided by not writing on the edge of books. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:2 </ref>
# It’s preferable not to open a book with words or pictures written across the edge of their leaves and are broken and put back together when the book is opened and closed, however, many authorities permit opening the book in such a case. The problem is best avoided by not writing on the edge of books. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:2 </ref>
==Broken books==
==Broken books==
# If a page is torn in a book it’s permissible to place the two half pages next to one another in order to read it if no other copy of the same book is available, however one may not tape the two pieces together. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:3 </ref>
# If a page is torn in a book it’s permissible to place the two half pages next to one another in order to read it if no other copy of the same book is available, however one may not tape the two pieces together. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:3 </ref>
# One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order unless one intends to read them immediately. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:8 </ref>
# One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order unless one intends to read them immediately. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:8 </ref>
==Loose-leaf binders==
==Loose-leaf binders==
# It’s permissible to open and close the rings of a loose-leaf binder. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>
# It’s permissible to open and close the rings of a loose-leaf binder. <ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>
# A loose leaf binder that contains commercial documents, building plans, account documents, passports, or identity certificates is considered Muktzeh and shouldn’t be moved. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>
# A loose leaf binder that contains commercial documents, building plans, account documents, passports, or identity certificates is considered [[Muktzeh]] and shouldn’t be moved. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>
# Blank pieces of paper are Muktzeh. If a loose-leaf binder has pages with content together with blank pages, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the binder is not Muktzeh and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the binder as a whole is Muktzeh and should be moved. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>  
# Blank pieces of paper are [[Muktzeh]]. If a loose-leaf binder has pages with content together with blank pages, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the binder is not [[Muktzeh]] and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the binder as a whole is [[Muktzeh]] and should be moved. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:9 </ref>  


==Notebooks==
==Notebooks==
# If a notebook is empty it’s mutkzeh. If it is partially filled, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the notebook is not Muktzeh and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the notebook as a whole is Muktzeh and should be moved. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:10 </ref>
# If a notebook is empty it’s mutkzeh. If it is partially filled, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the notebook is not [[Muktzeh]] and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the notebook as a whole is [[Muktzeh]] and should be moved. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:10 </ref>
==Index cards==
==Index cards==
# It’s permissible to remove an index card from an index in one plans on using that card immediately. If unintentionally, the wrong card was removed, no transgression was incurred. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47) </ref>  
# It’s permissible to remove an index card from an index in one plans on using that card immediately. If unintentionally, the wrong card was removed, no transgression was incurred. <ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47) </ref>  
# If one has removed a (single) card, it’s permissible to find a place in the index to replace it. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47) </ref>
# If one has removed a (single) card, it’s permissible to find a place in the index to replace it. <ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47) </ref>


==Loose papers==
==Loose papers==
# One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:8 </ref>
# One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order. <Ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 28:8 </ref>


==Sources==
==Sources==
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Books

  1. It’s forbidden to cut or rip pages of a book that were not properly cut through in binding. [1]
  2. If pages were stuck together by glue or some or material (like water) then it depends; if the pages are stuck in a place of letters it’s forbidden to pull them apart because in doing so one breaks the letters, however, if the pages are stuck in a place of no letters it’s permissible to pull the pages apart. [2]
  3. It’s preferable not to open a book with words or pictures written across the edge of their leaves and are broken and put back together when the book is opened and closed, however, many authorities permit opening the book in such a case. The problem is best avoided by not writing on the edge of books. [3]

Broken books

  1. If a page is torn in a book it’s permissible to place the two half pages next to one another in order to read it if no other copy of the same book is available, however one may not tape the two pieces together. [4]
  2. One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order unless one intends to read them immediately. [5]

Loose-leaf binders

  1. It’s permissible to open and close the rings of a loose-leaf binder. [6]
  2. A loose leaf binder that contains commercial documents, building plans, account documents, passports, or identity certificates is considered Muktzeh and shouldn’t be moved. [7]
  3. Blank pieces of paper are Muktzeh. If a loose-leaf binder has pages with content together with blank pages, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the binder is not Muktzeh and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the binder as a whole is Muktzeh and should be moved. [8]

Notebooks

  1. If a notebook is empty it’s mutkzeh. If it is partially filled, and the pages of content have some importance and one sometimes reads them, then, the notebook is not Muktzeh and one may turn the blank pages in order to reach the pages of content. However, if the pages of content aren’t of importance and one doesn’t read them, then the notebook as a whole is Muktzeh and should be moved. [9]

Index cards

  1. It’s permissible to remove an index card from an index in one plans on using that card immediately. If unintentionally, the wrong card was removed, no transgression was incurred. [10]
  2. If one has removed a (single) card, it’s permissible to find a place in the index to replace it. [11]

Loose papers

  1. One may not sort loose pages that fell out of a broken book in a particular order. [12]

Sources

  1. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1
  2. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1
  3. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:2
  4. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:3
  5. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:8
  6. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9
  7. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9
  8. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:9
  9. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:10
  10. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47)
  11. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (in old edition 3:43, in the new 3:47)
  12. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:8
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