Kotaiv: Difference between revisions
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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 [https://dinonline.org/2010/12/26/magnets-on-shabbos/ Rabbi Pfeffer] who permits kids using magnets to make a design or drawing. Dor Hamelaktim v. 6 p. 3674 quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein (Mesoret Moshe v. 1 n. 153, Rishumei Aharon 340:3), Rav Shlomo Zalman (Shulchan Shlomo 340:35), Rav Elyashiv (Shvut Yitzchak v. 13 p. 23) as strict unlike Minchat Ish 22 fnt. 45 as lenient.</ref> | ## Snapping Scrabble letter tiles into fitted groves<Ref>39 Melachos v. 3 p. 951. See [https://dinonline.org/2010/12/26/magnets-on-shabbos/ Rabbi Pfeffer] who permits kids using magnets to make a design or drawing. Dor Hamelaktim v. 6 p. 3674 quotes Rav Moshe Feinstein (Mesoret Moshe v. 1 n. 153, Rishumei Aharon 340:3), Rav Shlomo Zalman (Shulchan Shlomo 340:35), and Rav Elyashiv (Shvut Yitzchak v. 13 p. 23) as strict unlike Minchat Ish 22 fnt. 45 as lenient. [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Mordechai Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 5)]] permits playing with magnets and even placing letter magnets on a background and it is not considered kotaiv.</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 |