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*Minchat Yitzchak ibid and Rav Ovadia say that this would be a problem unless a special toothbrush is used. <ref> Seemingly then Rav Ovadia would be using a definition of uvdin dichol other than the one's of Rav Shlomo Zalman and Rav Moshe, because for them there is no way to violate uvdin dichol on an action that's permissible during the week. </ref> | *Minchat Yitzchak ibid and Rav Ovadia say that this would be a problem unless a special toothbrush is used. <ref> Seemingly then Rav Ovadia would be using a definition of uvdin dichol other than the one's of Rav Shlomo Zalman and Rav Moshe, because for them there is no way to violate uvdin dichol on an action that's permissible during the week. </ref> | ||
*Rav Schachter said intuitively he feels there’s no problem of uvdin dichol with brushing teeth. <ref> Quoted by Rabbi Leibowitz ibid, using the rule that the Chazon Ish said that the parameters of uvdin dichol are defined by the poskim of each generation (39 melachos, Introduction to Shabbos endnote 522) </ref> | *Rav Schachter said intuitively he feels there’s no problem of uvdin dichol with brushing teeth. <ref> Quoted by Rabbi Leibowitz ibid, using the rule that the Chazon Ish said that the parameters of uvdin dichol are defined by the poskim of each generation (39 melachos, Introduction to Shabbos endnote 522) </ref> | ||
===Chavalah=== | |||
Brushing your teeth can cause the gums to bleed which is asur under the melacha of shochet. <ref> Shulchan Aruch Orach Chaim 316:8, Mishnah Berurah 30 Mishnah Berurah 328:147; 39 Melochos, p. 893-94. </ref> | |||
*Rav Yitzchak Yaakov Weiss says that this would be a problem with toothbrushes especially ones with hard bristles. <ref> Minchat Yitzchak 3:50 </ref> | |||
*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. | |||
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