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## Placing magnetic letters to a board | ## Placing magnetic letters to a board | ||
## Arranging edible letters onto a cake. | ## Arranging edible letters onto a cake. | ||
## Snapping Scrabble letter tiles into fitted groves<Ref>39 Melachos v. 3 p. 951. See [ | ## Snapping Scrabble letter tiles into fitted groves<Ref>39 Melachos v. 3 p. 951. See [[Games_on_Shabbat#Magnets]] for more about magnets on Shabbat.</ref> | ||
# However, if the letters exist on a surface already it’s permissible to arrange them in an order.<Ref> Sh”t Igrot Moshe O”C 1:135 </ref>Examples include: | # However, if the letters exist on a surface already it’s permissible to arrange them in an order.<Ref> Sh”t Igrot Moshe O”C 1:135 </ref>Examples include: | ||
## Arranging number cards in front of the shul to show congregants the correct page number | ## Arranging number cards in front of the shul to show congregants the correct page number | ||
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==Books== | ==Books== | ||
# One may mark (not in the form a letter) a parchment by pressing one's nail on the parchment because it doesn’t last, yet it’s preferable not to do this because some authorities forbid this. <Ref> S”A 340:5, Birkei Yosef 340:5 that Or Zaruah and Smak forbid, Beiur Halacha s.v. “Mutar” </ref> However, all opinions agree that it’s forbidden to mark a paper as it’s soft and the mark will last. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 340:25 </ref> | # One may mark (not in the form a letter) a parchment by pressing one's nail on the parchment because it doesn’t last, yet it’s preferable not to do this because some authorities forbid this. <Ref> S”A 340:5, Birkei Yosef 340:5 that Or Zaruah and Smak forbid, Beiur Halacha s.v. “Mutar” </ref> However, all opinions agree that it’s forbidden to mark a paper as it’s soft and the mark will last. <Ref> Mishna Brurah 340:25 </ref> | ||
# One may fold the page of a book to mark the place even if the crease leaves a lasting mark. <Ref> Menuchat Ahava 22:25 | # One may fold the page of a book to mark the place even if the crease leaves a lasting mark.<Ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:16 and Menuchat Ahava 22:25. Shevet Hakehati 1:130 writes that it’s better not to fold the pages even during the week so as not to disrespect the sefer. See also Rivivot Efraim 1:223 (11) </ref> | ||
# If a page in a book ripped where words are written, it’s permissible to place the pieces next to one another in order to read it, if one doesn’t have another copy of that book. <Ref> Mishnat Halachot vol 6 Siman 89, Sh"t Be'er Moshe 6:125, Shemirat Shabbat KeHalichata 28:2, Igrot Moshe Y”D vol 2 Siman 75 s.v. “VeDvar HaDaf” </ref> | # If a page in a book ripped where words are written, it’s permissible to place the pieces next to one another in order to read it, if one doesn’t have another copy of that book.<Ref> Mishnat Halachot vol 6 Siman 89, Sh"t Be'er Moshe 6:125, Shemirat Shabbat KeHalichata 28:2, Igrot Moshe Y”D vol 2 Siman 75 s.v. “VeDvar HaDaf” </ref> | ||
# If pages were stuck together by glue or some or material (like water) then it depends; if the pages are stuck in a place of letters, it’s forbidden to pull them apart because in doing so one breaks the letters, however, if the pages are stuck in a place of no letters, it’s permissible to pull the pages apart. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1 </ref> | # If pages were stuck together by glue or some or material (like water) then it depends; if the pages are stuck in a place of letters, it’s forbidden to pull them apart because in doing so one breaks the letters, however, if the pages are stuck in a place of no letters, it’s permissible to pull the pages apart.<Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:1 </ref> | ||
===Writing on the Side of Books=== | ===Writing on the Side of Books=== | ||
{{Writing on the Side of Books}} | {{Writing on the Side of Books}} | ||
==Other Practical Examples== | ==Other Practical Examples== | ||
# It’s permissible to walk in shoes that have words etched into the soles that form words when walking on dirt or snow. <Ref> Yabia Omer O”C 5:28, Az Nidaberu 8:21, Beir Sharim 2:67, 3:38:3. </ref> | # It’s permissible to walk in shoes that have words etched into the soles that form words when walking on dirt or snow. <Ref> Yabia Omer O”C 5:28, Az Nidaberu 8:21, Beir Sharim 2:67, 3:38:3. </ref> | ||
