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Chazon Ovadia Shabbat Vol. 4, Hilchot Zoreah, Halacha 8 </ref> | Chazon Ovadia Shabbat Vol. 4, Hilchot Zoreah, Halacha 8 </ref> | ||
#It is permitted to open and close a green house door in order to enter and exit but one may not do so in order to promote the growth of the plants. <ref>Shemirat | #It is permitted to open and close a green house door in order to enter and exit but one may not do so in order to promote the growth of the plants. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:9 </ref> | ||
==Dropping seeds== | ==Dropping seeds== | ||
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#It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | #It is forbidden to water a plant on [[Shabbat]] because of Zoreah. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | ||
#Washing one’s hands over plants on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden because watering a plant helps it grow and is forbidden on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | #Washing one’s hands over plants on [[Shabbat]] is forbidden because watering a plant helps it grow and is forbidden on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) </ref> | ||
#One should be careful not to spill any liquid or even to spit on plants on [[Shabbos]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8), Shemirat | #One should be careful not to spill any liquid or even to spit on plants on [[Shabbos]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8), Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:6 </ref> | ||
#Urinating on a plant isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the caustic fluid doesn't help the plant). <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, Mishna Brurah 336:28, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) | #Urinating on a plant isn't a violation of Zoreah (because the caustic fluid doesn't help the plant). <ref>Shulchan Aruch 336:3, Mishna Brurah 336:28, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 267-8) | ||
Chazon Ovadia Shabbat Vol. 4, Hilchot Zoreah, Halacha 5 </ref>See the halacha about urinating into dirt (Melachet [[Lash]]). | Chazon Ovadia Shabbat Vol. 4, Hilchot Zoreah, Halacha 5 </ref>See the halacha about urinating into dirt (Melachet [[Lash]]). | ||
#Regarding leaving a sprinkler on a timer one must consult one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref>Shemirat | #Regarding leaving a sprinkler on a timer one must consult one's local Orthodox Rabbi. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:8 writes that one should ask this question to one's Rabbi. [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/727469/Rabbi_Daniel_Stein/Meleches_Zoreiya_-_2_-_Sprinklers_on_Shabbos Rabbi Stein] quotes Rav Hershel Schachter who is strict regarding leaving the sprinkler on a timer over [[Shabbat]]. However, [https://docs.google.com/viewer?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.thehalacha.com%2Fattach%2FVolume5%2FIssue12.pdf Halachically Speaking] quotes Rav Yisrael Belsky who permits except in an area that is seen by the public.</ref> | ||
==Removing a Sukkah covering== | ==Removing a Sukkah covering== | ||
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==Putting Flowers in a Vase== | ==Putting Flowers in a Vase== | ||
#A bouquet of flower isn’t [[Muktzeh]]. It is permissible to remove flowers from water on [[Shabbat]]<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7) quoting Shemirat | #A bouquet of flower isn’t [[Muktzeh]]. It is permissible to remove flowers from water on [[Shabbat]]<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7) quoting Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:29</ref> and if a fully bloomed flower was removed and it was in water from before [[Shabbat]] it is permissible to reinsert it. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276-7). See Shulchan Aruch 336:11. </ref> If it isn't fully bloomed one shouldn't put it or return it to the water on Shabbat.<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 276), Rama 336:11</ref> | ||
#One may not put tree branches in a vase with water on [[Shabbat]]; however, one may return them to water unless there are flowers on the branches. On [[Shabbat]] one may not add water to a vase with flowers or branches; however, on [[Yom Tov]] one may add water. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 654:1, Mishna Brurah 336:54, Shemirat | #One may not put tree branches in a vase with water on [[Shabbat]]; however, one may return them to water unless there are flowers on the branches. On [[Shabbat]] one may not add water to a vase with flowers or branches; however, on [[Yom Tov]] one may add water. <ref>Shulchan Aruch 654:1, Mishna Brurah 336:54, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 26:26 </ref> | ||
#On [[Sukkot]], it is permitted to put a [[Lulav]] back in water if it was in water before [[Yom Tov]]. Also, one may return the [[Lulav]] to a damp towel but one may not prepare this towel on [[Yom Tov]]. However, on [[Shabbat]] the [[Lulav]] is [[Muktzeh]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 277) </ref> | #On [[Sukkot]], it is permitted to put a [[Lulav]] back in water if it was in water before [[Yom Tov]]. Also, one may return the [[Lulav]] to a damp towel but one may not prepare this towel on [[Yom Tov]]. However, on [[Shabbat]] the [[Lulav]] is [[Muktzeh]]. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 277) </ref> | ||
