The Shulhan Aruch (307:4) rules that one may give money to a non-Jew before Shabbat to buy things on one’s […] Read More
Category: Daily Moroccan Halachot
In previous generations people in Morocco would bring their food to be cooked in a communal oven. An issue that […] Read More
Muktze (lit. “set aside”) are items which our Sages forbade to move on Shabbat and accordingly, the prohibitions associated with […] Read More
There is a dispute as to whether nightfall begins at sunset or at Tzet Hakochavim, and Ben Hashemashot represents the […] Read More
The first category of Muktze within the broad group of Muktze which have the status of a vessel is what […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 308:4) discusses a type of Muktze which is known as Keli Shemelachto LeHeter, or a vessel […] Read More
A third type of Muktze is known as Kli Shemelachto LeIsur, or a vessel whose primary function is for a […] Read More
The next category of Muktze is known as Muktze Mahmat Gufo, or something that is inherently Muktze. This refers to […] Read More
The Shulhan Aruch (O.H. 308:31) rules that raw meat is not Muktze because it can be chewed on. Even if […] Read More
In its discussion of Boneh (lit. building) among the thirty nine prohibited actions on Shabbat, the Gemara (Shabbat 47a) analyzes […] Read More