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*Rav Ovadia says this isn’t really a problem because people usually don’t bleed, it only happens when you don’t brush often so its davar she’eno mitkaven if you do end up bleeding. And even if one does bleed often, then its pesik reshe its not nichah leh bidarabanan and there may be room to be lenient. | *Rav Ovadia says this isn’t really a problem because people usually don’t bleed, it only happens when you don’t brush often so its davar she’eno mitkaven if you do end up bleeding. And even if one does bleed often, then its pesik reshe its not nichah leh bidarabanan and there may be room to be lenient. | ||
===Hachanah=== | ===[[Hachanah]]=== | ||
Gemara [[Shabbat]] (118a) says you can wash dinner and lunch dishes because you need it for the next meal, but you can’t wash dishes from seudat shlishit because that’s preparing for after [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 323:6 </ref> | Gemara [[Shabbat]] (118a) says you can wash dinner and lunch dishes because you need it for the next meal, but you can’t wash dishes from seudat shlishit because that’s preparing for after [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 323:6 </ref> | ||
* Therefore, some say washing the toothbrush for the next day may be this same problem. <ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 373)</ref> | * Therefore, some say washing the toothbrush for the next day may be this same problem. <ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 373)</ref> | ||
* Rav Ovadia, Rav Moshe, Chacham Benzion Abba Shaul all agree that washing the brush after would be asur. <ref> Iggerot Moshe ibid, Yabia Omer ibid, Or Litzion 2:253 </ref> | * Rav Ovadia, Rav Moshe, Chacham Benzion Abba Shaul all agree that washing the brush after would be asur. <ref> Iggerot Moshe ibid, Yabia Omer ibid, Or Litzion 2:253 </ref> | ||
* Rav Shlomo Zalman (28:81) says if you normally do something, and its no tircha you can do it on [[Shabbat]], even if theres a benefit for the next day as long as you don’t specifically say its for the next day. <ref> Shmirat [[Shabbat]] Kihilchitah 28:81(For example: you can bring your tallet home after shul, you can put a sefer back in its place, put a bottle of water back in the fridge) This can also be applied to a toothbrush (This point is raised by Yalkut Yosef 326: 27) although he disagrees. </ref> | * Rav Shlomo Zalman (28:81) says if you normally do something, and its no tircha you can do it on [[Shabbat]], even if theres a benefit for the next day as long as you don’t specifically say its for the next day. <ref> Shmirat [[Shabbat]] Kihilchitah 28:81(For example: you can bring your tallet home after shul, you can put a sefer back in its place, put a bottle of water back in the fridge) This can also be applied to a toothbrush (This point is raised by Yalkut Yosef 326: 27) although he disagrees. </ref> | ||
* Rav Schachter also allows this because people don’t clean it to have it clean for after [[Shabbat]] but because people don’t want dirty toothbrushes lying around. <ref> Quoted by | * Rav Schachter also allows this because people don’t clean it to have it clean for after [[Shabbat]] but because people don’t want dirty toothbrushes lying around. <ref> Quoted by [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/735717/Rabbi_Aryeh_Lebowitz/Brushing_Teeth_On_Shabbos Rabbi Aryeh Leibowitz in an article on yutorah.org]. This is based on a psak by Mishnah Brurah 302:19 which allows one to make one's bed on [[Shabbat]] for the same reason. </ref> | ||
==Halachic Summary== | ==Halachic Summary== | ||
