Choresh: Difference between revisions
From Halachipedia
m
Text replacement - "Shemirat Shabbat" to "Shemirat Shabbat"
(→Watering dirt or a plant: added sources) |
m (Text replacement - "Shemirat Shabbat" to "Shemirat Shabbat") |
||
| Line 69: | Line 69: | ||
#There is no issue of Choresh in digging in fine dry sand (however, there is an issue of [[muktzah]]) and so it is permissible to drag a chair in sand even though it will make a furrow. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 252) </ref> | #There is no issue of Choresh in digging in fine dry sand (however, there is an issue of [[muktzah]]) and so it is permissible to drag a chair in sand even though it will make a furrow. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 252) </ref> | ||
#It’s permissible for children to play with sand that’s fine, dry, and prepared before [[Shabbat]] for this use (as in a [[sandbox]]). One may not add water to the sand on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat | #It’s permissible for children to play with sand that’s fine, dry, and prepared before [[Shabbat]] for this use (as in a [[sandbox]]). One may not add water to the sand on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:4, Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 137-8), 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 253) </ref> | ||
#One may not dig in moist or clumpy sand. Therefore if the sand in a [[sandbox]] is moist or has solidified as is common after the rain one should not allow children to play in the [[sandbox]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 254) </ref> | #One may not dig in moist or clumpy sand. Therefore if the sand in a [[sandbox]] is moist or has solidified as is common after the rain one should not allow children to play in the [[sandbox]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 254) </ref> | ||
#Adding water to sand is a violation of the Melacha of [[Losh]] ([[kneading]]). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 254) </ref> | #Adding water to sand is a violation of the Melacha of [[Losh]] ([[kneading]]). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 254) </ref> | ||
| Line 76: | Line 76: | ||
#It’s permitted to drag a bed, chair, or bench on dirt if you don’t intend to make a hole with it. But a heavy bench or table which will definitely make a hole can’t be dragged even in a tiled courtyard [but is permitted in a house]. <ref>S”A 337:1, M”B 337:4, Beiur Halacha “VeYesh” </ref> It is permissible to push a carraige or wheel chair on dirt because the wheels aren't digging up dirt but depressing it. <ref>Practical Halachos of [[Shabbat]] (pg 21) quoting Hilchos [[Shabbos]] by Rabbi Shimon Eider (pg 43 par 8) </ref> | #It’s permitted to drag a bed, chair, or bench on dirt if you don’t intend to make a hole with it. But a heavy bench or table which will definitely make a hole can’t be dragged even in a tiled courtyard [but is permitted in a house]. <ref>S”A 337:1, M”B 337:4, Beiur Halacha “VeYesh” </ref> It is permissible to push a carraige or wheel chair on dirt because the wheels aren't digging up dirt but depressing it. <ref>Practical Halachos of [[Shabbat]] (pg 21) quoting Hilchos [[Shabbos]] by Rabbi Shimon Eider (pg 43 par 8) </ref> | ||
#A children’s toy can be dragged since it has a smooth bottom [because it will not dig up dirt but compress it] even if it will lean to the side and drag. <ref>Shemirat | #A children’s toy can be dragged since it has a smooth bottom [because it will not dig up dirt but compress it] even if it will lean to the side and drag. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:42, Sh”t Yechave Daat 2:52 </ref> | ||
==Compressing soil== | ==Compressing soil== | ||
