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==Definition== | ==Definition== | ||
# The | # Choresh, or [[plowing]], is one of the 39 melachot. <ref> Mishna in Masechet [[Shabbat]] 73a </ref> The definition of Choresh is any action that prepares the soil for [[planting]]. <Ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 251) </ref> | ||
# The three types of actions that are forbidden as ‘[[Plowing]]’ are making holes, softening, and flattening the ground to prepare it for [[planting]]. <Ref> Kalkelet [[Shabbat]] 2 </ref> | # The three types of actions that are forbidden as ‘[[Plowing]]’ are making holes, softening, and flattening the ground to prepare it for [[planting]]. <Ref> Kalkelet [[Shabbat]] 2 </ref> | ||
# The extensions of the Torah prohibition of ‘[[Plowing]]’ include removing rocks or thorns from a field, spreading out fertilizer in a field, and watering a field (in order to soften it). <Ref> Rambam [[Shabbat]] 8:1 </ref> | # The extensions of the Torah prohibition of ‘[[Plowing]]’ include removing rocks or thorns from a field, spreading out fertilizer in a field, and watering a field (in order to soften it). <Ref> Rambam [[Shabbat]] 8:1 </ref> | ||
# It's forbidden to remove dirt mounds and stones or fill in holes in the field in order to flatten the ground. <ref> Mishna Brurah (Intro to 337) </ref> | # It's forbidden to remove dirt mounds and stones or fill in holes in the field in order to flatten the ground. <ref> Mishna Brurah (Intro to 337) </ref> | ||
==Amount== | ==Amount== | ||
# [[Plowing]] of any amount is forbidden<Ref> Rambam [[Shabbat]] 8:1, Mishna Brurah (Intro to 337) </ref> because even a tiny hole is useful to plant a tiny seed. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 252) </ref> | # [[Plowing]] of any amount is forbidden<Ref> Rambam [[Shabbat]] 8:1, Mishna Brurah (Intro to 337) </ref> because even a tiny hole is useful to plant a tiny seed. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 252) </ref> |