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Gozez is detaching a growing part of a living creature, such as hair, nails, or skin. Therefore, pulling off or biting one’s nails or dried lip is forbidden on Shabbat.<ref>39 Melachos v. 3 p. 673, 681</ref> | |||
==Combing Hair on Shabbat== | |||
{{Combing Hair on Shabbat}} | |||
==Brushing a Sheitel== | |||
#Some say that a sheitel should not be brushed like one’s regular hair because if the brush pulls out a hair it is breaking it, soter.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 14:53 based on Rama 337:2</ref> However, most poskim are lenient for several reasons including that it is unintentional, not beneficial, and not definite. Everyone agrees that it is not gozez since the hair is already detached.<ref>Rav Elyashiv (Shalmei Yehuda ch. 10 fnt. 8), [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 7)]]</ref> | |||
==Cutting Nails== | |||
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# It is forbidden to cut one's nails on Shabbat.<ref> The Shulchan Aruch O.C. 340:1 writes that it is biblically forbidden to cuts one's nails on Shabbat. Many ask: how can it be that the shulchan aruch holds chayav if he holds milachah sheayna tzricha ligufa is patur? The magen avraham (340:1) says we must be talking about a case where the guy wants the nails and hair which makes it a milachah shetzricha ligufo and is why the shulchan aruch says chayav. The vilna goan disagrees and says that the shulchan aruch really just feels milachah sheayna tzricha ligufo is chayav. The biur halachah proves from other milachos that this pshat of the gra is not possible. He explains the pshat in the shulchan aruch is that he is holding like the rivash. The rivash (siman 394) explains that milachah sheayna tzricha ligufo is not relevant in this discussion here. Milachah sheayna tzricha ligufo is all determined by the mishkan and in the mishkan there was sometimes hair removal to beautify the oros tichashim so this is a milachah shetzricha ligufo. Only because it is a milachah shetzricha ligufo will it be chayav. </ref> | |||
#If one has a hangnail which became detached along majority of its width and it is causing them pain, they may remove it with their fingers and not a nail cutter.<ref>Shulchan Aruch O.C. 328:31, 39 Melachos v. 3 p. 681</ref> According to Sephardim if one has a hangnail that is causing him pain, he may remove it with his fingers or his teeth.<ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/m/halacha.aspx?id=749 Rabbi Eli Mansour] </ref> | |||
#If a woman forgot to cut her nails before Shabbos and is going to mikveh, she should ask a non-Jew to cut her nails on Shabbos. If that’s not possible she may just clean her nails very well.<ref>Mishna Brurah 340:3</ref> | |||
==Dried Lips and Dandruff== | |||
#It is permitted to remove pieces of dandruff from one's hair on Shabbat, but one may not detach them from one's scalp.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 14:49 writes that it is permitted to remove dandruff from one's head and it isn't considered borer. One may not detach them from one's head because of gozez.</ref> Some say that even someone with dandruff can scrap their head unless they know that by scratching they’re going to detach dead skin from their scalp.<ref>[[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 7)]]</ref> | |||
#It is forbidden to remove dead skin around the cuticles, a sunburn, or a dried lip on Shabbos.<ref>Biur Halacha 340:2, Toras Melachos gozez fnt. 19*, 39 Melachos p. 681</ref> It is best to avoid biting one’s lips during the week so that one doesn’t forget and bite them on Shabbos.<ref> See Chazon Ish cited by Dinim Vhanhagos 13:31</ref> | |||
==Pulling Out a Tooth== | |||
#Pulling a tooth is gozez. If a person is in pain, they can ask a non-Jew to do it for them.<ref>Biur Halacha 328:3</ref> | |||
==Practical Applications== | ==Practical Applications== | ||
# Regarding removing a band aid on [[Shabbat]] and how it relates to Gozez, see the [[Medicine on Shabbat]] page. | # Regarding removing a band aid on [[Shabbat]] and how it relates to Gozez, see the [[Medicine on Shabbat]] page. | ||
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