Sechita

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Squeezing a fruit

  1. It’s forbidden to squeeze a fruit in order to extract it’s liquid if one squeezes the fruit into a liquid or empty vessel. The prohibition is violated whether it’s done with one’s hand or a utensil. [1] One may not squeeze a fruit into an empty vessel with intent to put solid food in afterwards. [2]
  2. It’s permitted to squeeze a fruit with one’s hand onto a solid food if either the food absorbs the liquid or the liquid is meant to improve the flavor of the food. [3]

liquids that oozed out themselves

  1. Juice that oozed (by itself) out of fruit, which is specifically designated to be eaten, is permitted to drink. [4]

Squeezing a lemon

  1. For example, it’s permitted to squeeze a lemon on sugar even if one’s intent is to put the sugar in a liquid afterwards, however, there are authorities who are strict on this issue. [5]
  2. It’s permissible to cut a slice of lemon and put it into a drink. [6]

Squeezing out excess liquid

  1. It’s permitted to squeeze out excess liquid in a food to improve it’s taste if it’s done immediately prior to eating. For example it’s permitted to squeeze a pickled cucumber to remove some of it’s vinegar. [7]

Sucking out a liquid

  1. One may hold onto a fruit and suck on it (extracting the liquid) while it’s in one’s mouth. However, one shouldn’t squeeze the fruit with one’s hand. [8]
  2. It’s permitted to dip bread in a soup or other dip and then suck off the liquid, but it’s preferable to eat a little of the bread with it. [9]

cutting a grapefruit or watermelon

  1. It’s permitted to cut a grapefruit (or watermelon) even if liquids will ooze out as long as one doesn’t intend specifically to drink the juices rather to eat the fruit and that one doesn’t intentionally doesn’t squeeze the fruit. [10]

On Yom Tov

  1. It’s permitted to soak matzah and squeeze out the liquid in preparation to cooking. [11]

Squeezing Grapes

  1. It’s preferable not to squeeze grapes even onto solid foods that will absorb the liquid or be improved. [12]
  2. One shouldn’t suck on grapes while holding them in one’s hand, rather one should put the entire grape in one’s mouth, eat (or suck on it) and take out what’s left. [13]
  3. Juice that oozed out of grapes by itself, is forbidden to drink. [14]

references

  1. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:1,2
  2. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:5
  3. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:3,7
  4. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:11
  5. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:5,6
  6. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:2
  7. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:8
  8. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:10
  9. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:9
  10. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:12
  11. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:14
  12. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:4
  13. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:10
  14. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 5:11
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