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<br /> However, Rav Moshe Feinstein (quoted in The Halachos of Muktza, pg. 165 note 10) stated that snow is [[muktzeh]] because it isn’t normally used and therefore would be like sticks or stones, even if it fell before [[Shabbat]]. In Iggerot Moshe OC 5:22 he was asked if you can move snow, based on his earlier psak that its [[muktzeh]], and says that its asur because of nolad and explains what makes it different from rain. </ref> | <br /> However, Rav Moshe Feinstein (quoted in The Halachos of Muktza, pg. 165 note 10) stated that snow is [[muktzeh]] because it isn’t normally used and therefore would be like sticks or stones, even if it fell before [[Shabbat]]. In Iggerot Moshe OC 5:22 he was asked if you can move snow, based on his earlier psak that its [[muktzeh]], and says that its asur because of nolad and explains what makes it different from rain. </ref> | ||
===Shoveling=== | ===Shoveling=== | ||
# There is a discussion amongst the poskim if one is allowed to shovel snow on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Mishneh Halachot 5:4 says that in a place without an eruv, one can ask a non-Jew to shovel snow because of the danger. [http://en.tvunah.org/2013/12/16/shoveling-snow-on-shabbos/ Rav Osher Weiss] says even a Jew can shovel on a path that needs to be used and certainly one can have a non-Jew shovel for him </ref> | # There is a discussion amongst the poskim if one is allowed to shovel snow on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Mishneh Halachot 5:4 says that in a place without an eruv, one can ask a non-Jew to shovel snow because of the danger. Contemporary Questions in Halacha and Hashkofah pg. 137 writes that one should seek a non-Jew to clear the snow but If a non-Jew was not available and the conditions were hazardous getting in and out of the house, as a last resort, there may be room to be lenient and clear a small path. He adds that a Rav should be consulted. [http://en.tvunah.org/2013/12/16/shoveling-snow-on-shabbos/ Rav Osher Weiss] says even a Jew can shovel on a path that needs to be used and certainly one can have a non-Jew shovel for him </ref> | ||
===Salt=== | ===Salt=== | ||
# One may spread salt on icy walkway or stairs on [[Shabbat]] to prevent people from slipping.<ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 368), Yalkut Yosef [[Shabbat]] 3 320:24, [http://en.tvunah.org/2013/12/23/melting-snow-with-salt/ Rav Osher Weiss] </ref> | # One may spread salt on icy walkway or stairs on [[Shabbat]] to prevent people from slipping.<ref>39 Melachos (vol 2, pg 368), Yalkut Yosef [[Shabbat]] 3 320:24, [http://en.tvunah.org/2013/12/23/melting-snow-with-salt/ Rav Osher Weiss] </ref> | ||
==Magnets== | ==Magnets== | ||
# Magnets are not [[muktzeh]] on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] (pg 32) </ref> Some hold that it is permissible to attach things using a magnet. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol3Issue14.pdf Halachically Speaking] in the name of Rav Yisrael Belsky </ref> Others disagree and say that it is an issue of [[tofer]]. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol3Issue14.pdf Halachically Speaking] quoting Rav Elyashiv from sefer Migdal Dovid page 599:footnote 28 </ref> | # Magnets are not [[muktzeh]] on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] (pg 32) </ref> Some hold that it is permissible to attach things using a magnet. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol3Issue14.pdf Halachically Speaking] in the name of Rav Yisrael Belsky </ref> Others disagree and say that it is an issue of [[tofer]]. <ref> [http://thehalacha.com/wp-content/uploads/Vol3Issue14.pdf Halachically Speaking] quoting Rav Elyashiv from sefer Migdal Dovid page 599:footnote 28 </ref> | ||
