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==Children Under the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah== | ==Children Under the age of Bar/Bat Mitzvah== | ||
# Even children as young as 4 or 5 should only play with games or toys which are permissible on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Or Litzion 2:42:5 </ref> Children younger than that though, can use toys that are usually considered muktze. <ref> Tiltulei [[Shabbos]] pg. 22:footnote 2 in the name of Rav Moshe Feinstein. </ref> | # Even children as young as 4 or 5 should only play with games or toys which are permissible on [[Shabbat]].<ref> Or Litzion 2:42:5 </ref> Children younger than that though, can use toys that are usually considered muktze.<ref> Tiltulei [[Shabbos]] pg. 22:footnote 2 in the name of Rav Moshe Feinstein. </ref> | ||
# Some poskim permit an adult to move an otherwise [[muktzeh]] toy for a young child, because the child will play with it so it isn't considered [[muktzeh]]. <ref> Sh"t Iggerot Moshe 5:22:10, Sh"t Beer Moshe 6:24, Sh"t Yabia Omer 7:39 </ref> | # Some poskim permit an adult to move an otherwise [[muktzeh]] toy for a young child, because the child will play with it so it isn't considered [[muktzeh]].<ref> Sh"t Iggerot Moshe 5:22:10, Sh"t Beer Moshe 6:24, Sh"t Yabia Omer 7:39 </ref> | ||
==Noisemakers== | ==Noisemakers== | ||
# Items which make noise, such as bells, rattles, and musical instruments, are [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:2. Shulchan Shlomo pg. 280 however, permits moving a rattle even if this will make noise </ref> | # Items which make noise, such as bells, rattles, and musical instruments, are [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:2. Shulchan Shlomo pg. 280 however, permits moving a rattle even if this will make noise </ref> | ||
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# Children that are above the age of [[chinuch]] (approximately four years old) should be taught not to use these noisemakers on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 133) </ref> | # Children that are above the age of [[chinuch]] (approximately four years old) should be taught not to use these noisemakers on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 133) </ref> | ||
# However, toys whose primary function are not for noise, such as a merry-go-round that clicks as is used, may be used by children on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 134) </ref> | # However, toys whose primary function are not for noise, such as a merry-go-round that clicks as is used, may be used by children on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 134) </ref> | ||
# A toy that hangs from the crib is not [[muktzeh]] because although it does make noise it can also be used to look at. <ref> Shalmei Yehuda 5:15, [[Shevet Halevi]] 9:78 </ref> | # A toy that hangs from the crib is not [[muktzeh]] because although it does make noise it can also be used to look at.<ref> Shalmei Yehuda 5:15, [[Shevet Halevi]] 9:78 </ref> | ||
==Playing with sand== | ==Playing with sand== | ||
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# It’s forbidden to play with clay or plaster on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (pg 140), Sh”t Bear Moshe 6:34, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:13 </ref> | # It’s forbidden to play with clay or plaster on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Children in Halacha (pg 140), Sh”t Bear Moshe 6:34, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:13 </ref> | ||
==Paper Folding== | ==Paper Folding== | ||
# On [[Shabbat]], one should not make a toy out of folded paper such as a boat or a hat. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:21 </ref> | # On [[Shabbat]], one should not make a toy out of folded paper such as a boat or a hat.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:21 </ref> | ||
# One may fold paper table napkins on Shabbat <ref> Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:223:8 </ref> | # One may fold paper table napkins on Shabbat <ref> Sh"t Rivivot Ephraim 1:223:8 </ref> | ||
# Children shouldn't play stickers on Shabbat.<ref>Mekor Neeman 2:352</ref> | # Children shouldn't play stickers on Shabbat.<ref>Mekor Neeman 2:352</ref> | ||
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==Snow== | ==Snow== | ||
===Walking=== | ===Walking=== | ||
# One may walk normally on snow without concern that he is causing it to melt. <ref> Shulchan Aruch 320:13, Yalkut Yosef 320:25 </ref> This is true even if your shoes have letters which will be imprinted into the snow. <ref> Yalkut Yosef 320:25, Yabea Omer 5:28, Sh"t Maharam Brisk 1:59, Sh"t Chelkat Yaakov 2:132 </ref> | # One may walk normally on snow without concern that he is causing it to melt.<ref> Shulchan Aruch 320:13, Yalkut Yosef 320:25 </ref> This is true even if your shoes have letters which will be imprinted into the snow.<ref> Yalkut Yosef 320:25, Yabea Omer 5:28, Sh"t Maharam Brisk 1:59, Sh"t Chelkat Yaakov 2:132 </ref> | ||
===Muktzeh=== | ===Muktzeh=== | ||
# Some say that snow isn’t considered [[Muktzeh]], while others believe it is. In any event it is forbidden to make snowballs or a snowman on Shabbat. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 138). Beer Moshe 1:20, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:note 110 rule that snow isn't [[muktzeh]] based on the Gemara Eruvin 46a and Tosfot Beitzah 2a s.v. ka which says that rain is not [[muktzeh]] as nolad because the moisture was in the clouds before the rain fell. Rivivot Ephraim 1:223:1 agrees. | # Some say that snow isn’t considered [[Muktzeh]], while others believe it is. In any event it is forbidden to make snowballs or a snowman on Shabbat. <Ref> Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 138). Beer Moshe 1:20, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:note 110 rule that snow isn't [[muktzeh]] based on the Gemara Eruvin 46a and Tosfot Beitzah 2a s.v. ka which says that rain is not [[muktzeh]] as nolad because the moisture was in the clouds before the rain fell. Rivivot Ephraim 1:223:1 agrees. | ||
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===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. 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> | # 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> | ||
==Marbles== | ==Marbles== | ||
# Children may play with marbles inside the house (as long as it has flooring and not bare earth) but not outside. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:5 </ref> | # Children may play with marbles inside the house (as long as it has flooring and not bare earth) but not outside. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:5 </ref> | ||
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==Binoculars and Telescopes== | ==Binoculars and Telescopes== | ||
# It is permissible to use binoculars or a telescope on [[Shabbat]], provided that no electricity or special assembly equipment is used. <ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:45 </ref> | # It is permissible to use binoculars or a telescope on [[Shabbat]], provided that no electricity or special assembly equipment is used.<ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:45 </ref> | ||
# One may focus binoculars on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Kaf Hachaim 313:73, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:45, Ketzot HaShulchan 119:12 explain that this does not pose a problem of [[boneh]] because it is the regular method of use. see also Sh"t Tzitz Eliezer 6: pg. 296 </ref> | # One may focus binoculars on [[Shabbat]].<ref> Kaf Hachaim 313:73, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 16:45, Ketzot HaShulchan 119:12 explain that this does not pose a problem of [[boneh]] because it is the regular method of use. see also Sh"t Tzitz Eliezer 6: pg. 296 </ref> | ||
==Jacks== | ==Jacks== | ||
# Playing five stone (a type of jacks) is permissible and isn’t an issue of [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:11, Chazon Ovadia [[Shabbat]] vol. 3 page 103 (as long as it's inside). </ref> | # Playing five stone (a type of jacks) is permissible and isn’t an issue of [[Muktzeh]]. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 16:11, Chazon Ovadia [[Shabbat]] vol. 3 page 103 (as long as it's inside). </ref> | ||
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===Scrabble=== | ===Scrabble=== | ||
# Some poskim consider Scrabble a kli shemelachto li'isur since it is a game which involves writing down the score. <ref> Sefer Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] pg. 24 </ref> | # Some poskim consider Scrabble a kli shemelachto li'isur since it is a game which involves writing down the score.<ref> Sefer Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] pg. 24 </ref> | ||
# It’s forbidden to play a game that one normally writes when playing the game. (See the page on [[Kotaiv]].) <Ref> Chaye Adam ([[Shabbat]] 38:11) </ref> Therefore, some say that scrabble shouldn’t be played on [[Shabbat]] because one normally writes when playing the game. <Ref>Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 135), Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] (Halachos of [[Muktzeh]] pg 24) </ref> | # It’s forbidden to play a game that one normally writes when playing the game. (See the page on [[Kotaiv]].) <Ref> Chaye Adam ([[Shabbat]] 38:11) </ref> Therefore, some say that scrabble shouldn’t be played on [[Shabbat]] because one normally writes when playing the game. <Ref>Children in Halacha (Rabbi Simcha Bunim, pg 135), Tiltulei [[Shabbat]] (Halachos of [[Muktzeh]] pg 24) </ref> | ||
# Some hold that it is permissible to play as long as you do not use the scrabble board that has individual squares for each tile (which creates an additional problem of kosev.) | # Some hold that it is permissible to play as long as you do not use the scrabble board that has individual squares for each tile (which creates an additional problem of kosev.) | ||
