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Generally it is forbidden to do any form of business on Shabbat for a number of reasons. Firstly it is considered a violation of dealing with business activities and not Shabbat activities. Secondly there is a prohibition lest one come to write on Shabbat.<ref>Rashi Beitzah 37a s.v. Mishum</ref> Other transactions such as gifts or making something ownerless are similarly connected to this general prohibition, however, they aren't identical as is described below. | |||
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# It is forbidden to buy, sell, give rent, and take rent on [[Shabbat]] applying both to the buyer and seller.<Ref> The Mishna (Beitzah 36b) states that one may perform Kiddushin or designate an item as Hekdesh on [[Shabbat]]. The Gemara (37a) explains that these activities were forbidden because of the prohibition of doing business (Mekach UMemkar) on [[Shabbat]]. Rashi 37a s.v. Mishum offers two reasons to forbid business on [[Shabbat]]. Firstly, it should be prohibited based on “Memsoh Chefsecha VeDaber Davar” in [https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.58.13?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en Yishayahu 58:13], which is understood by chazal to mean that one should refrain from engaging or speaking about weekday activities on [[Shabbat]]. Secondly, doing business on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden as a rabbinic enactment lest one come to write down the details of the transaction. The Ramban (Vayikra 23:24) explains that this rabbinic prohibition of doing business on [[Shabbat]] is essentially based on the biblical mitzvah of “Shabaton” which refers to resting on [[Shabbat]]. </ref> | # It is forbidden to buy, sell, give rent, and take rent on [[Shabbat]] applying both to the buyer and seller.<Ref> The Mishna (Beitzah 36b) states that one may perform Kiddushin or designate an item as Hekdesh on [[Shabbat]]. The Gemara (37a) explains that these activities were forbidden because of the prohibition of doing business (Mekach UMemkar) on [[Shabbat]]. Rashi 37a s.v. Mishum offers two reasons to forbid business on [[Shabbat]]. Firstly, it should be prohibited based on “Memsoh Chefsecha VeDaber Davar” in [https://www.sefaria.org/Isaiah.58.13?lang=bi&with=all&lang2=en Yishayahu 58:13], which is understood by chazal to mean that one should refrain from engaging or speaking about weekday activities on [[Shabbat]]. Secondly, doing business on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden as a rabbinic enactment lest one come to write down the details of the transaction. The Ramban (Vayikra 23:24) explains that this rabbinic prohibition of doing business on [[Shabbat]] is essentially based on the biblical mitzvah of “Shabaton” which refers to resting on [[Shabbat]]. </ref> | ||
