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==Uprooting or severing a plant== | ==Uprooting or severing a plant== | ||
# Uprooting or severing any part of a living plant is forbidden on [[Shabbat]] under the category of Kotzer (Harvesting). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2447 Rabbi Mansour on DailyHalacha.com] who explains that the Melacha of Kotzer refers to detaching produce from the ground using a utensil such as a sickle and Tolesh, which is the Toldah of Kotzer, includes detaching produce from the ground with one's hands. </ref> | # Uprooting or severing any part of a living plant is forbidden on [[Shabbat]] under the category of Kotzer ([[Harvesting]]). <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:10. See [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2447 Rabbi Mansour on DailyHalacha.com] who explains that the Melacha of Kotzer refers to detaching produce from the ground using a utensil such as a sickle and Tolesh, which is the [[Toldah]] of Kotzer, includes detaching produce from the ground with one's hands. </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to break a branch off a tree, remove a leave, pick a fruit or flower from a tree on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 </ref> | # It is forbidden to break a branch off a tree, remove a leave, pick a fruit or flower from a tree on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 281), Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:10 </ref> | ||
==Picking fruits== | ==Picking fruits== | ||
# Picking a fruit on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden. <Ref>S”A 336:12 </ref> However, one may remove a fruit from a branch which was detached from the tree from before [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 quoting Rama 336:8, Biur Halacha 336:8 s.v. SheNishpach writes that one shouldn't remove a fruit unless the branch is completely detached from the tree. Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 26 note 38) quotes a dispute between the Machsit HaShekel and Pri Megadim whether one is allowed to remove leaves from a branch that was detached from the tree from before [[Shabbat]]. </ref> | # Picking a fruit on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden. <Ref>S”A 336:12 </ref> However, one may remove a fruit from a branch which was detached from the tree from before [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:10 quoting Rama 336:8, Biur Halacha 336:8 s.v. SheNishpach writes that one shouldn't remove a fruit unless the branch is completely detached from the tree. Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata (chap 26 note 38) quotes a dispute between the Machsit HaShekel and Pri Megadim whether one is allowed to remove leaves from a branch that was detached from the tree from before [[Shabbat]]. </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to detach fruit whether it is fully ripened or shriveled. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 289) </ref> | # It is forbidden to detach fruit whether it is fully ripened or shriveled. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 289) </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to pick mushrooms or remove moss from a rock it is growing on. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 283), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:10 </ref> | # It is forbidden to pick mushrooms or remove moss from a rock it is growing on. <ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 283), Shemirat [[Shabbat]] KeHilchata 26:10 </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to smell a fruit attached to the tree, however, one may smell a flower. <ref>S"A 336:10, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 301), Mishna Brurah 336:48 </ref> | # It is forbidden to smell a fruit attached to the tree, however, one may smell a flower. <ref>S"A 336:10, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 301), Mishna Brurah 336:48 </ref> | ||
# Fruit which fell from a tree on [[Shabbat]] may not be handled on [[Shabbat]], however, if one is sure that the fruit fell before [[Shabbat]] one may handle it on [[Shabbat]] but one may collect two or more fruits. <ref>S"A 322:3, Mishna Brurah 322:5 and 6, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 302) </ref> | # Fruit which fell from a tree on [[Shabbat]] may not be handled on [[Shabbat]], however, if one is sure that the fruit fell before [[Shabbat]] one may handle it on [[Shabbat]] but one may collect two or more fruits. <ref>S"A 322:3, Mishna Brurah 322:5 and 6, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 302) </ref> | ||
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# If a potted plant is resting on soil or a lawn or suspended above soil or a lawn, one may not lift it and bring it indoors. This is only true if the pot has holes or the leaves overlap the rim of the pot. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 292) </ref> | # If a potted plant is resting on soil or a lawn or suspended above soil or a lawn, one may not lift it and bring it indoors. This is only true if the pot has holes or the leaves overlap the rim of the pot. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 292) </ref> | ||
==Flowers in a Vase== | ==Flowers in a Vase== | ||
# Flowers in a vase may be moved on Shabbat. <ref> Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Hilchos Shabbos page 64. </ref> | # Flowers in a vase may be moved on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Hilchos [[Shabbos]] page 64. </ref> | ||
# One may remove flowers from a vase full of water provided that the flowers have not sprouted roots in the water. <ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kihilchita 26:16 quoted Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. </ref> | # One may remove flowers from a vase full of water provided that the flowers have not sprouted roots in the water. <ref> Shemirat [[Shabbat]] Kihilchita 26:16 quoted Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach. </ref> | ||
# It is forbidden to add water to a vase with flowers. <ref> Mishna Brurah 336:54. </ref> On [[Yom Tov]] a small amount may be added. <ref> Aruch hashulchan 654:2, Shemira Shabbat Kihilchita 26:26 </ref> | # It is forbidden to add water to a vase with flowers. <ref> Mishna Brurah 336:54. </ref> On [[Yom Tov]] a small amount may be added. <ref> Aruch hashulchan 654:2, Shemira [[Shabbat]] Kihilchita 26:26 </ref> | ||
# One may not gather flowers or create an arrangement and place it in a vase on Shabbos, even if the vase contains no water. <ref> Iggerot Moshe OC 4:73 </ref> | # One may not gather flowers or create an arrangement and place it in a vase on [[Shabbos]], even if the vase contains no water. <ref> Iggerot Moshe OC 4:73 </ref> | ||
==Using a tree== | ==Using a tree== | ||
# One not use a tree on [[Shabbat]]. This prohibition includes leaning on a tree, shaking a tree, placing objects on a tree, and removing objects from a tree. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 294-5). Climbing, sitting, leaning are all forbidden by S"A 336:1 with Mishna Brurah 336:1 and 336:13. Mishna Brurah 336:21 points out that it only applies to the parts of the tree above three [[Tefachim]]. </ref> This includes all trees, alive or not, fruit trees or not. <ref> Mishna Brurah 336:1 </ref> One is permitted to touch a tree that will not shake as a result. <ref> Rama 336:13 </ref> | # One not use a tree on [[Shabbat]]. This prohibition includes leaning on a tree, shaking a tree, placing objects on a tree, and removing objects from a tree. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 294-5). Climbing, sitting, leaning are all forbidden by S"A 336:1 with Mishna Brurah 336:1 and 336:13. Mishna Brurah 336:21 points out that it only applies to the parts of the tree above three [[Tefachim]]. </ref> This includes all trees, alive or not, fruit trees or not. <ref> Mishna Brurah 336:1 </ref> One is permitted to touch a tree that will not shake as a result. <ref> Rama 336:13 </ref> | ||
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# One may not leave items that will be needed on [[Shabbat]] on a tree before [[Shabbat]] because one may come to remove it from the tree on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 297). Mishna Brurah 336:12 </ref> | # One may not leave items that will be needed on [[Shabbat]] on a tree before [[Shabbat]] because one may come to remove it from the tree on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 297). Mishna Brurah 336:12 </ref> | ||
# One may not use a dead tree just like one may not use a live tree. However, one may sit on a dead tree stump. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 298). Aruch Hashulchan 336:18 permits sitting on the dead tree stump but Or Litzion 2:47:29 prohibits this as long as the stump is three [[Tefachim]] high. </ref> | # One may not use a dead tree just like one may not use a live tree. However, one may sit on a dead tree stump. <Ref> 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 298). Aruch Hashulchan 336:18 permits sitting on the dead tree stump but Or Litzion 2:47:29 prohibits this as long as the stump is three [[Tefachim]] high. </ref> | ||
# A swing that is directly connected to a tree may not be used on Shabbat. <ref> S"A 336:13 </ref> One may use a swing that is suspended by hooks attached to the tree as long as it was done before shabbat and the tree will not shake as a result. The same rule would apply for a tire swing. <ref> [http://www.hakhel.info/archivesCABs/HAKHELCOMMUNITYAWARENESSBULLETINSummerPart25764.pdf Rav Yisrael Belsky]. Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Sefer Hilchos Shabbos volume 1 page 62 says that even a swing which is connected to a chain which to a ring attached to the tree is still forbidden to be used and only permits it of two poles are connected to the trees and the swing is connected to the two poles, and provided that the other two conditions are fulfilled. </ref> | # A swing that is directly connected to a tree may not be used on [[Shabbat]]. <ref> S"A 336:13 </ref> One may use a swing that is suspended by hooks attached to the tree as long as it was done before [[shabbat]] and the tree will not shake as a result. The same rule would apply for a tire swing. <ref> [http://www.hakhel.info/archivesCABs/HAKHELCOMMUNITYAWARENESSBULLETINSummerPart25764.pdf Rav Yisrael Belsky]. Rav Moshe Feinstein quoted in Sefer Hilchos [[Shabbos]] volume 1 page 62 says that even a swing which is connected to a chain which to a ring attached to the tree is still forbidden to be used and only permits it of two poles are connected to the trees and the swing is connected to the two poles, and provided that the other two conditions are fulfilled. </ref> | ||
# If an item such as a ball gets stuck in a tree higher than three [[Tefachim]] one is forbidden to climb on or shake the tree and is also forbidden from poking it with something else. <ref> [http://www.hakhel.info/archivesCABs/HAKHELCOMMUNITYAWARENESSBULLETINSummerPart25764.pdf Rav Yisrael Belsky] </ref> | # If an item such as a ball gets stuck in a tree higher than three [[Tefachim]] one is forbidden to climb on or shake the tree and is also forbidden from poking it with something else. <ref> [http://www.hakhel.info/archivesCABs/HAKHELCOMMUNITYAWARENESSBULLETINSummerPart25764.pdf Rav Yisrael Belsky] </ref> | ||
==Using an animal== | ==Using an animal== | ||
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