Mechabeh

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Definition

The melacha of mechabeh is to extinguish a flame. According to Rabbi Shimon who holds that melacha sheina tzaricha le’gufa is only a rabbinic prohibition, extinguishing a flame is only a biblical violation if one intends to use the charred wick or ashes.^[1]

Links

The Melachot of Kindling and Extinguishing a Fire by Rabbi Josh Flug

Sources

↑ Rashi Shabbos 30a s.v. Shma

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