The Hilkhot Shabbat of the Choulchan Aroukh, Orah Haim, cover sections 242 to 365. We progress in the order of the Mechaber. The simanim below are available; others will be added as the study progresses.
For each siman: full Hebrew text of the Choulchan Aroukh + Hagahah of the Rama, translation and explanation, sources from the Rishonim and Acharonim, plus the pilpul of the great commentators (Mishna Brura, Choulchan Aroukh of the Admour HaZaken, Yabia Omer, Igrot Moshe…).
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Siman 242סימן רמ״ב
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להזהר בכבוד שבת
Kavod and Oneg Shabbat
The mitzvah to honor and take pleasure in Shabbat (Shulchan Aroukh, Orah Haim 242 — Seif Alef)
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Siman 243סימן רמ״ג
Complete
דין המשכיר שדה ומרחץ לגוי
Renting one's bathhouse or field to a non-Jew for Shabbat
Structural distinction between השכרה / קבלנות / אריסות (Shulchan Aroukh, Orah Haim 243 — Seifim Alef–Beit)
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Siman 244סימן רמ"ד
Complete
אֵיזוֹ מְלָאכוֹת יָכוֹל הַנָּכְרִי לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּעַד הַיִּשְׂרָאֵל
What work a non-Jew may do for a Jew
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 22 seifim that codify the great corpus of amira l'akum (אמירה לעכו״ם) — what a non-Jew may do for a Jew on Shabbat, and according to…
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Siman 245סימן רמ"ה
Complete
יִשְׂרָאֵל וְנָכְרִי אֵיךְ יִתְנַהֲגוּ בְּשֻׁתָּפוּת
Jew and non-Jew — how to conduct a partnership (שותפות)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 19 seifim that govern business partnerships between Jew and non-Jew — sharing of profits, who works on which day, and the application…
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Siman 246סימן רמ״ו
Complete
דיני השאלה והשכרה לגוי בשבת
Halakhot of lending and renting to a non-Jew for Shabbat
The 3 fundamental concepts: שביתת כלים, נראה כשלוחו, שכר שבת (Shulchan Aroukh, Orah Haim 246 — Seif Alef)
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Siman 247סימן רמ"ז
Complete
דִּין נָכְרִים הַמְּבִיאִים כְּתָבִים בְּשַׁבָּת
Sending a letter or object via a non-Jewish carrier
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 12 seifim that codify the strict conditions for entrusting a letter, package, or object to a non-Jew who will transport it during…
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Siman 248סימן רמ"ח
Complete
דִּין הַמַּפְלִיג בִּסְפִינָה וְהַהוֹלֵךְ בְּשַׁיָּרָא בְּשַׁבָּת
Travel by ship or caravan in the days before Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 14 seifim that codify the rule of the 3 days before Shabbat (תלת-יומא קודם השבת) — when may one begin a sea voyage or caravan journey if…
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Siman 249סימן רמ"ט
Complete
דִּינִים הַשַּׁיָּכִים לְעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת
Specific rules of Friday (erev Shabbat)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 13 seifim that codify the obligatory conducts and prohibitions of Friday: the 3 parsaot limit, fasting on erev Shabbat, eating a little,…
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Siman 250סימן ר"נ
Complete
הֲכָנַת הַסְּעֻדּוֹת לְשַׁבָּת
Preparing the Shabbat meals (rising early on Friday)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify the mitzvah of rising early on Friday to prepare the Shabbat meals. Positive mitzvah of oneg Shabbat.…
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Siman 251סימן רנ"א
Complete
שֶׁלֹּא לַעֲשׂוֹת מְלָאכָה בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת מִן הַמִּנְחָה וּלְמַעְלָה
Not doing melakha on Friday from Mincha
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the prohibition of doing work on Friday from mincha (the afternoon). Application to the professional schedule and…
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Siman 252סימן רנ"ב
Complete
מְלָאכוֹת הַמֻּתָּרִים וְהָאֲסוּרִים לְהַתְחִיל בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת
Work permitted and prohibited to start erev Shabbat so it finishes on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 20 seifim that codify which work one may begin Friday evening before Shabbat knowing it will continue during Shabbat (laundry,…
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Siman 253סימן רנ"ג
Complete
דִּין כִּירָה וְתַנּוּר לִתֵּן עָלֶיהָ הַקְּדֵרוֹת בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת
The kirah and tannour — placing pots before Shabbat (blech, hatmana)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 29 seifim that codify the great corpus of the blech, hatmana and keeping food warm. Direct application to…
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Siman 254סימן רנ"ד
Complete
דִּינֵי תַּבְשִׁילִים הַמּוּכָנִים מֵעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת כְּדֵי לְהִגָּמֵר בְּשַׁבָּת
Dishes prepared erev Shabbat to finish on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 15 seifim that extend siman 252-253: which dishes may one place on the fire Friday so they continue cooking and are ready…
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Siman 255סימן רנ"ה
Complete
הֲכָנַת הָאֵשׁ קֹדֶם הַכְנָסַת שַׁבָּת
Preparing the fire before Shabbat enters
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 4 seifim that codify lighting the fire before Shabbat — not too late so it does not go out, not in a way that forces relighting…
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Siman 256סימן רנ"ו
Complete
שֵׁשׁ תְּקִיעוֹת שֶׁהָיוּ תּוֹקְעִין בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת
The 6 shofar blasts before Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the single seif that codifies the ancient practice of the 6 tekiot of shofar on Friday, announcing the entry of Shabbat. Modern application: sirens…
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Siman 257סימן רנ"ז
Complete
דִּינֵי הַטְמָנַת הַחַמִּין
The rules of hatmana (wrapping hot dishes) before Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 13 seifim that extend siman 253 on hatmana — how and with which materials may one wrap hot dishes Friday so that…
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Siman 258סימן רנ"ח
Complete
מֻתָּר לְהָשִׂים בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת דָּבָר קַר עַל דָּבָר חַמָּה
Permission to place a cold dish on a hot dish before Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the single seif that codifies the permission to place a cold dish on a hot dish Friday so that it gradually warms up. Application…
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Siman 259סימן רנ"ט
Complete
כַּמָּה דִּינֵי הַטְמָנָה וְטִלְטוּלָם
Additional rules of hatmana and their movement on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify the rules of moving (טלטול) the hatmana materials on Shabbat — may one remove the cloth, move the dish,…
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Siman 260סימן ר"ס
Complete
כַּמָּה דִינֵי הַכְנָסַת שַׁבָּת
Rules of entering Shabbat (mikvah, garments, nails)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the personal preparations for entering Shabbat: washing the whole body in hot water, cutting the nails, putting on…
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Siman 261סימן רס"א
Complete
זְמַן הַדְלָקַת נֵרוֹת לְשַׁבָּת
The time for lighting the Shabbat candles
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 7 seifim that codify the precise time for lighting the Shabbat candles — בין השמשות (twilight), tosefet Shabbat (anticipation),…
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Siman 262סימן רס"ב
Complete
לְקַדֵּשׁ הַשַּׁבָּת בְּשֻׁלְחָן עָרוּךְ וּבִכְסוּת נְקִיָּה
Sanctifying Shabbat with a set table and clean clothes
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the visible sanctification of Shabbat: a table set with a fine cloth, clean clothes, solemn atmosphere. Mitzvah…
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Siman 263סימן רס"ג
Complete
מִי וָמִי הַמַּדְלִיקִין וְאִם טָעוּ בְּיוֹם הַמְּעֻנָּן
Who lights the candles + error of timing on a cloudy day
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 25 seifim that codify the great corpus of candle-lighting — who must light (woman first), brakhah, kabbalat Shabbat through…
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Siman 264סימן רס"ד
Complete
דִּינֵי הַפְּתִילָה וְהַשֶּׁמֶן
Wicks and oil for the Shabbat candles
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 16 seifim that codify permitted and prohibited materials for the wicks and oil of the Shabbat candles. Direct application to the candles…
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Siman 265סימן רס"ה
Complete
דִּין כֵּלִים הַנִּתָּנִים תַּחַת הַנֵּר
Vessels placed under the candle (fire safety)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 9 seifim that codify the placement of vessels under the Shabbat candles — to catch the drops of oil, prevent fire, and…
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Siman 266סימן רס"ו
Complete
דִּין מִי שֶׁהֶחְשִׁיךְ לוֹ בַּדֶּרֶךְ
The traveler caught by the entry of Shabbat on the road
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 27 seifim that codify the conduct of the traveler caught by Shabbat — carrying his purse, his donkey, his bags. Central framework: handing to…
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Siman 267סימן רס"ז
Complete
דִּין הַתְּפִלָּה בְּעֶרֶב שַׁבָּת
The tefillah of Friday night (erev Shabbat)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 6 seifim that codify the particulars of the erev Shabbat tefillah: no Tachanun at mincha, mizmor shir leyom haShabbat, kabbalat…
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Siman 268סימן רס"ח
Complete
דִּין הַטּוֹעֶה בִּתְפִלַּת שַׁבָּת
Errors and omissions in the Shabbat tefillah
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 18 seifim that codify possible errors in the Shabbat tefillah (Amidah) — confusion between weekday/Shabbat, omitting Vaykhulu, omitting…
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Siman 269סימן רס"ט
Complete
דִּין הַקִּדּוּשׁ בְּבֵית הַכְּנֶסֶת
Kiddush at the shul (Friday night)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 4 seifim that codify the custom of reciting kiddush at the shul Friday night. Talmudic origin (for travelers without a home),…
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Siman 270סימן ר"ע
Complete
לוֹמַר מִשְׁנַת בַּמֶּה מַדְלִיקִין
Reciting the pereq Bameh madlikin (Mishnah Shabbat ch. 2)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 2 seifim that codify the custom of reciting Bameh madlikin — Mishnah Shabbat chapter 2 — between mincha and arvit Friday night. Study of…
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Siman 271סימן רע"א
Complete
דִּינֵי קִדּוּשׁ שֶׁעַל הַיַּיִן
Kiddush on wine (Friday night)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 30 seifim that codify the great corpus of Friday night kiddush: Torah mitzvah, wine (יין) or bread (לחם משנה), formula, standing…
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Siman 272סימן רע"ב
Complete
עַל אֵיזֶה יַיִן מְקַדְּשִׁין
On which wine to make kiddush — required qualities
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 14 seifim that codify the required qualities of the wine for kiddush: no off odor, not altered, pure grape wine, distinction…
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Siman 273סימן רע"ג
Complete
שֶׁיִּהְיֶה הַקִּדּוּשׁ בִּמְקוֹם סְעֻדָּה
Kiddush must be at the place of the meal
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 12 seifim that codify the principle: kiddush and meal must be in the same place. Distinction between changing room / building /…
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Siman 274סימן רע"ד
Complete
דִּינֵי בְּצִיעַת הַפַּת בְּשַׁבָּת
Breaking bread (לחם משנה) on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify breaking bread at each Shabbat meal: 3 obligatory meals, 2 challot (לחם משנה), reciting hamotzi,…
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Siman 275סימן רע"ה
Complete
דְּבָרִים הָאֲסוּרִים לַעֲשׂוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת לְאוֹר הַנֵּר
Things forbidden by the light of the Shabbat candle
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 13 seifim that codify the acts forbidden by the light of the Shabbat candle — reading (risk of tilting the wick), inspecting, examining. Framework…
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Siman 276סימן רע"ו
Complete
דִּינֵי נֵר שֶׁהִדְלִיק הַנָּכְרִי בְּשַׁבָּת
A candle lit by a non-Jew on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 17 seifim that codify the use of a light lit by a non-Jew on Shabbat. Distinction based on whether the lighting was for the Jew or not.…
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Siman 277סימן רע"ז
Complete
שֶׁלֹּא לִגְרוֹם כִּבּוּי הַנֵּר
Not causing the Shabbat candle to go out
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify the prohibition of indirectly causing the candle to extinguish: opening a door that creates a draft, moving a…
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Siman 278סימן רע"ח
Complete
שֶׁיָּכוֹל לְכַבּוֹת הַנֵּר בִּשְׁבִיל הַחוֹלֶה
Permission to extinguish the candle for a sick person
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 4 seifim that codify the permission to extinguish the Shabbat candle to allow a sick person to sleep. Direct application: שבות במקום…
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Siman 279סימן רע"ט
Complete
דִּינֵי טִלְטוּל הַנֵּר בְּשַׁבָּת
Moving the Shabbat candle (muktzeh)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 9 seifim that codify the status of the Shabbat candle: muktzeh based on its state (lit vs extinguished), distinction of the candelabrum, moving the…
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Siman 280סימן ר"פ
Complete
דִּין תַּשְׁמִישׁ הַמִּטָּה
Marital relations on Shabbat (oneg Shabbat)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 3 seifim that codify marital relations on Shabbat — an integral part of oneg Shabbat. Custom of Talmidei Chakhamim of the night of…
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Siman 281סימן רפ"א
Complete
דִּינֵי זְמִירוֹת בְּיוֹם הַשַּׁבָּת
Zemirot and the Shabbat morning tefillah
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the particulars of the Shabbat morning tefillah: arriving early at shul, length of the prayer (zemirot,…
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Siman 282סימן רפ"ב
Complete
קְרִיאַת הַתּוֹרָה וְהַמַּפְטִיר
Reading the Torah and Maftir on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 20 seifim that codify the great corpus of reading the Torah on Shabbat: 7 aliyot, traditional distribution, reading, hagbahah,…
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Siman 283סימן רפ"ג
Complete
לָמָה אֵין מוֹצִיאִין שְׁנֵי סִפְרֵי תוֹרוֹת בְּשַׁבָּת
Why we don't take out 2 sifrei torah on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the single seif that explains why on a regular Shabbat we take out only one sefer torah (unlike Yom Tov or Shabbat-Rosh Chodesh).…
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Siman 284סימן רפ"ד
Complete
דִּין הַהַפְטָרָה וּבִרְכוֹתֶיהָ
The haftarah and its brakhot
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 14 seifim that codify the Shabbat haftarah: minimum 21 verses, brakhot before and after, reading by the maftir, translation (according to…
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Siman 285סימן רפ"ה
Complete
לִקְרוֹת הַפָּרָשָׁה שְׁנַיִם מִקְרָא וְאֶחָד תַּרְגּוּם
Reading the parasha 2 times in Hebrew + 1 time in targum
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 10 seifim that codify the personal mitzvah of reading the weekly parasha 2 times in Hebrew (mikra) + 1 time in Aramaic (targum…
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Siman 286סימן רפ"ו
Complete
דִּינֵי תְּפִלַּת מוּסָף בְּשַׁבָּת
The Mussaf tefillah of Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the Mussaf tefillah of Shabbat — the 4th prayer of the day, dedicated to the additional offering of Shabbat. Framework…
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Siman 287סימן רפ"ז
Complete
נִחוּם אֲבֵלִים וּבִקּוּר חוֹלִים בְּשַׁבָּת
Visiting the sick and comforting mourners on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 3 seifim that codify these two mitzvot on Shabbat with adaptations: no prayer for healing (which contradicts oneg Shabbat), formulas…
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Siman 288סימן רפ"ח
Complete
דִּין תַּעֲנִית וְדִין תַּעֲנִית חֲלוֹם בְּשַׁבָּת
Fasting and fasting after a dream on Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 14 seifim that codify the general prohibition of fasting on Shabbat (oneg!), with limited exceptions: ta'anit chalom (fast after a dream…
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Siman 289סימן רפ"ט
Complete
סֵדֶר סְעֻדַּת שַׁחֲרִית שֶׁל שַׁבָּת
The order of the Shabbat morning meal
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 3 seifim that codify the sequence of the Shabbat morning meal: kiddusha rabba (day kiddush), hamotzi on 2 challot, traditional dishes…
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Siman 290סימן ר"צ
Complete
בְּשַׁבָּת יַשְׁלִים מֵאָה בְרָכוֹת בְּפֵרוֹת
Completing the 100 Shabbat brakhot with fruits
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 6 seifim that codify the mitzvah of reciting 100 brakhot a day (יומא דייומא), particularly difficult on Shabbat (fewer brakhot in the…
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Siman 291סימן רצ"א
Complete
דִּין שָׁלֹשׁ סְעֻדּוֹת
The 3rd Shabbat meal (סעודה שלישית)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify the 3rd Shabbat meal — its timing (between mincha and the end of Shabbat), its minimal content, its importance even without…
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Siman 292סימן רצ"ב
Complete
דִּין תְּפִלַּת מִנְחָה בְּשַׁבָּת
The Mincha tefillah of Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 7 seifim that codify the Mincha tefillah of Shabbat: special additions (« ובא לציון », « אתה אחד »), Torah reading (start of the parasha…
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Siman 293סימן רצ"ג
Complete
דִּין עַרְבִית בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת
Arvit of motzaei Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 4 seifim that codify the arvit of motzaei Shabbat: delaying to extend Shabbat (tosefet), adding « אתה חוננתנו » in the Amidah (havdalah in…
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Siman 294סימן רצ"ד
Complete
דִּין הַבְדָּלָה בִּתְפִלָּה
Havdalah in the tefillah
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 7 seifim that codify the rules of havdalah in the arvit Amidah of motzaei Shabbat: structure of the brakhah, omission, distinction between havdalah…
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Siman 295סימן רצ"ה
Complete
הַבְדָּלָה שֶׁעוֹשֶׂה שְׁלִיחַ צִבּוּר
Havdalah made by the shaliach tzibbur at shul
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 5 seifim that codify the communal havdalah at shul on motzaei Shabbat. Reciting « ויהי נעם » before arvit, special « יושב בסתר »,…
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Siman 296סימן רצ"ו
Complete
דִּינֵי הַבְדָּלָה עַל הַיַּיִן
Havdalah on wine (motzaei Shabbat)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 19 seifim that codify havdalah on wine at the end of Shabbat — 4 brakhot (bore peri ha-gefen, besamim, me'orei ha-esh, ha-mavdil),…
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Siman 297סימן רצ"ז
Complete
דִּין בְּשָׂמִים לְהַבְדָּלָה
The besamim (spices) for havdalah
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 9 seifim that codify the choice of besamim (aromatic spices) for havdalah: restoring the neshama yeteirah that departs, types…
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Siman 298סימן רצ"ח
Complete
דִּין נֵר הַבְדָּלָה
The havdalah candle (motzaei Shabbat)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 21 seifim that codify the havdalah candle — first creation of fire after Shabbat (per Adam HaRishon), multiplicity of wicks, brakhah «…
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Siman 299סימן רצ"ט
Complete
שֶׁלֹּא לֶאֱכוֹל וְשֶׁלֹּא לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלֹא לַעֲשׂוֹת שׁוּם מְלָאכָה קֹדֶם שֶׁיַּבְדִּיל
Not eating / drinking / working before havdalah
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 21 seifim that codify the prohibitions before havdalah on motzaei Shabbat — no eating, no drinking (except water), no working. Conceptual framework:…
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Siman 300סימן ש
Complete
שֶׁיְּסַדֵּר שֻׁלְחָנוֹ בְּמוֹצָאֵי שַׁבָּת
Melaveh Malka — the escort meal for the Shabbat Queen
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 4 seifim that codify the Melaveh Malka meal on motzaei Shabbat — escorting the Shabbat Queen as she departs. Positive mitzvah with a dimension…
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Siman 301סימן ש"א
Complete
הַאֵיךְ יְהֵא הִלּוּכוֹ בְּשַׁבָּת
Going out with garments and objects on Shabbat
Melekhet Hotza'ah (carrying between domains), applied to objects worn on the body. 51 seifim with the 4 categories: תכשיט (jewelry), מלבוש (garment), רפואה (medical), משא (load).
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Siman 302סימן ש"ב
Complete
דִּינֵי נִקּוּי וְקִפּוּל הַבְּגָדִים בְּשַׁבָּת
Cleaning and folding clothes on Shabbat
13 seifim on caring for Shabbat clothes — shaking off dew, folding, rubbing, scraping, wiping. The melakhot of melaben (laundering), schitah (wringing), makeh bepatish, tochen, mamcheq.
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Siman 303סימן ש"ג
Complete
דִּינֵי תַּכְשִׁיטֵי אִשָּׁה
A woman's jewelry on Shabbat
27 seifim on women's jewelry and adornments — the great gezeirah שמא תשלפם להראותם לחבירתה, the modern allowance of seif 18, and the prohibitions of צובע (cosmetics) and גוזז (comb).
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Siman 305סימן ש"ה
Complete
בַּמֶּה בְּהֵמָה יוֹצֵאת בְּשַׁבָּת
With what an animal may go out on Shabbat
23 seifim on שביתת בהמה (the 4th commandment, Shemot 20:10) — שמירה (guarding) permitted vs נטירותא יתירתא, נוי, משוי (prohibited). Application: collars, harnesses, tags, guide dogs.
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Siman 306סימן ש"ו
Complete
בְּאֵיזֶה חֲפָצִים מֻתָּר לְדַבֵּר בְּשַׁבָּת
What topics to speak about on Shabbat
14 seifim on the verse Yeshayahu 58:13 — « ממצוא חפציך ודבר דבר ». חפצי שמים (Heaven) permitted, חפצי עצמך (material) forbidden. הרהור (silent thought) permitted.
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Siman 307סימן ש"ז
Complete
דִּינֵי שַׁבָּת הַתְּלוּיִים בְּדִבּוּר
Shabbat rules related to speech
22 seifim — אמירה לנכרי (forbidden to ask a non-Jew), שטרי הדיוטות (secular readings forbidden), שבות דשבות במקום מצוה, oneg Shabbat according to the Rama.
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Siman 308סימן ש"ח
Complete
דְּבָרִים הַמֻּתָּרִים וְהָאֲסוּרִים לְטַלְטֵל בְּשַׁבָּת
Muktzeh — objects movable or not on Shabbat
52 seifim — the great institution of muktzeh. 4 categories: chisaron kis (precious), kli melakhto le-issur (work-tool), kli melakhto le-heter (utensil), mechamat gufo (stone, money). Sources: Shabbat 124a-156b.
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Siman 309סימן ש"ט
Complete
טִלְטוּל עַל יְדֵי דָבָר אַחֵר
Moving a muktzeh via another object
5 seifim on the bassis le-davar ha-assur. Critical distinction shachach (forgotten) vs hiniach al daat (deliberately placed). Ga'agu'im of the child, batel agav.
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Siman 310סימן ש"י
Complete
דִּינֵי מֻקְצֶה בְּשַׁבָּת
Muktzeh continued — additional rules
9 seifim — closing the muktzeh block. Mechamat mi'us (permitted per R. Shimon), hachanah me-erev Shabbat, nolad (an egg laid on Shabbat), bassis le-heter ve-le-issur.
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Siman 311סימן שי"א
Complete
דִּין מֵת בְּשַׁבָּת
A death on Shabbat — rules of tiltul
9 seifim — the deceased is muktzeh. Solutions: kikar o tinok (bread or child), tiltul min ha-tzad, tiltul gamur. Bizayon ha-met, kevod ha-met. Pikuach nefesh overrides in case of doubt of life.
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Siman 312סימן שי"ב
Complete
הַנִּצְרָךְ לִנְקָבָיו בַּמֶּה מְקַנֵּחַ בְּשַׁבָּת
Personal hygiene on Shabbat
10 seifim — kevod ha-beriyot (human dignity) overrides rabbinic prohibitions (muktzeh of stones), never those of the Torah (mechatech). Application: toilet paper to prepare before Shabbat.
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Siman 313סימן שי"ג
Complete
טִלְטוּל דֶּלֶת וְחַלּוֹן וְהַמַּנְעוּל
Doors, windows, locks on Shabbat
10 seifim — boneh/soter applied to household items. תורת כלי (status of a utensil): 3 degrees (shutter/latch/lock). Normal use of a door permitted; assembly forbidden.
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Siman 314סימן שי"ד
Complete
דְּבָרִים הָאֲסוּרִים מִשּׁוּם בִּנְיָן וּסְתִירָה
Boneh/soter — opening and closing containers
12 seifim — אין בנין וסתירה בכלים. Opening packaging in order to eat (derech achilah) = permitted; manufacturing a vessel = forbidden. A tin can must be opened before Shabbat.
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Siman 315סימן שט"ו
Complete
דְּבָרִים הָאֲסוּרִים מִשּׁוּם אֹהֶל
The melakhah of ohel — making a roof on Shabbat
13 seifim — forbidden to make a roof (gag); the walls (mechitzot) permitted. Tosefet ohel: extending a pre-existing tefach. Umbrella forbidden; carriage hood if a tefach existed before Shabbat.
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Siman 316סימן שט"ז
Complete
צֵידָה הָאֲסוּרָה וְהַמֻּתֶּרֶת בְּשַׁבָּת
The melakhah of tzidah — trapping on Shabbat
12 seifim — criterion מחוסר צידה (does it still need to be chased?). במינו ניצוד: game = חייב, insects = patur aval assur. Domestic animals OK; danger permitted.
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Siman 317סימן שי"ז
Complete
דִּין קְשִׁירָה וַעֲנִיבָה
Tying and untying on Shabbat
7 seifim — kosher/matir. 2 cross-criteria: kesher shel kayama (lasting) × ma'aseh uman (professional). Anivah (bow) always permitted — the basis for shoelaces.
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Siman 318סימן שי"ח
Complete
דִּין הַמְבַשֵּׁל בְּשַׁבָּת
The melakhah of bishul — cooking on Shabbat
19 seifim — the key siman of Shabbat cooking. Yad soledet bo (cooking threshold), ein bishul achar bishul, keli rishon/sheni. Sources: Shabbat 38b-42a.
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Siman 319סימן שי"ט
Complete
דִּין הַבּוֹרֵר בְּשַׁבָּת
The melakhah of borer — selecting on Shabbat
17 seifim — the 3 cumulative conditions for permitted sorting: okhel mitokh psolet (the good item) + be-yad (by hand) + le-altar (for now). Sources: Shabbat 73a-74a.
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Siman 320סימן ש"כ
Complete
דִּינֵי סְחִיטָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Schitah (squeezing) on Shabbat
20 seifim — the melakhah of סחיטה (squeezing): extracting fruit juice and liquid from cloth. Toladah of דש or of מלבן depending on the purpose. Sources: Shabbat 143b-145a.
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Siman 321סימן שכ"א
Complete
דִּין טוֹחֵן וּמְעַבֵּד וְלָשׁ בְּשַׁבָּת
Tochen (grinding), Me'abed (salting), Lash (kneading) on Shabbat
19 seifim — the melakhot of טוחן (grinding), מעבד (salting/tanning) and לש (kneading) applied to the Shabbat meal. Sources: Shabbat 74a-75b.
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Siman 323סימן שכ"ג
Complete
דִּין הַשְׁאָלָה וְקִנְיַן צָרְכֵי שַׁבָּת וַהֲדָחַת הַכֵּלִים
Borrowing, buying, washing and immersing utensils on Shabbat
10 seifim — borrowing, buying and measuring the needs of Shabbat, hadachat kelim and tevilat kelim. Principle: « וְדַבֵּר דָּבָר ». Sources: Beitzah 29a-b.
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Siman 324סימן שכ"ד
Complete
דִּינֵי הֲכָנַת מַאֲכָל לִבְהֵמָה
Preparing food for animals on Shabbat
15 seifim — feeding one's animals on Shabbat without entering a melakhah. Principle: שווי אוכל permitted, מטרח באוכלא forbidden. Sources: Shabbat 155a-156a.
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Siman 325סימן שכ"ה
Complete
נָכְרִי שֶׁעָשָׂה מְלָאכָה בְּעַד יִשְׂרָאֵל
Benefiting from work done by a non-Jew on Shabbat
16 seifim — when a Jew may benefit from melakhah done by a non-Jew. לעצמו permitted, בשבילו forbidden + בכדי שיעשו. Sources: Shabbat 122a.
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Siman 326סימן שכ"ו
Complete
דִּינֵי רְחִיצָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Washing and bathing on Shabbat
13 seifim — the bathhouse decree: no full hot bath, cold water and Tiberias water permitted. Sources: Shabbat 40a.
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Siman 327סימן שכ"ז
Complete
דִּינֵי סִיכָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Sikhah — anointing the body on Shabbat
4 seifim — anointing with oil for pleasure is permitted, for healing is forbidden. Principle: סיכה לתענוג / לרפואה. Sources: Shabbat 147b.
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Siman 328סימן שכ"ח
Complete
דִּין חוֹלֶה בְּשַׁבָּת
The sick person on Shabbat — rules of care
49 seifim — the scale of severity of illness and pikuach nefesh. Principle: וָחַי בָּהֶם. Sources: Yoma 83a-85b.
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Siman 329סימן שכ"ט
Complete
עַל מִי מְחַלְּלִין שַׁבָּת
For whom to violate Shabbat — pikuach nefesh
9 seifim — landslide, fire, siege: doubt obligates rescue. Principle: ספק נפשות להקל. Sources: Yoma 83-85, Eruvin 45a.
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Siman 330סימן ש"ל
Complete
דִּינֵי יוֹלֶדֶת בְּשַׁבָּת
The woman in childbirth on Shabbat
11 seifim — the woman who has given birth has the status of one in danger; shinui and the scale of 3/7/30 days. Sources: Shabbat 128b-129a.
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Siman 331סימן של"א
Complete
דִּינֵי מִילָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Circumcision on Shabbat (8th day)
10 seifim — milah in its proper time overrides Shabbat; its preparations do not. Sources: Shabbat 132-137.
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Siman 332סימן של"ב
Complete
שֶׁלֹּא לְיַלֵּד הַבְּהֵמָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Caring for an animal on Shabbat
4 seifim — צער בעלי חיים versus טרחה יתרה: we do not assist birthing, we relieve real suffering. Sources: Shabbat 128b.
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Siman 333סימן של"ג
Complete
שֶׁלֹּא לְפַנּוֹת אוֹצָר בְּשַׁבָּת
Emptying a storeroom on Shabbat
3 seifim — drawing out yes, emptying no (except for a mitzvah): fear of leveling the floor's depressions. Sources: Shabbat 126b-127a.
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Siman 334סימן של"ד
Complete
דִּינֵי דְלֵקָה בְּשַׁבָּת
Fire on Shabbat — rescue and extinguishing
27 seifim — limited rescue « שמא יכבה »; danger to life permits extinguishing. Sources: Shabbat 117b-120b.
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Siman 335סימן של"ה
Complete
דִּין חָבִית שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרָה
The broken barrel on Shabbat
5 seifim — saving the liquid from a broken barrel, without a sponge (fear of schitah). Sources: Shabbat 143b-144a.
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Siman 336סימן של"ו
Complete
אִם מֻתָּר לֵילֵךְ עַל גַּבֵּי הָעֲשָׂבִים וְכֵן בָּאִילָן
Grass and trees on Shabbat
13 seifim — we don't climb trees (גזירה שמא יתלוש); walking on grass permitted. Sources: Beitzah 36b.
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Siman 337סימן של"ז
Complete
דִּין כִּבּוּד הַבַּיִת וְדָבָר שֶׁאֵינוֹ מִתְכַּוֵּן
The unintentional act and cleaning
4 seifim — the great principle דבר שאינו מתכוון מותר, except for פסיק רישיה. Sources: Shabbat 22a, 75a, 103a.
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Siman 338סימן של"ח
Complete
דְּבָרִים הָאֲסוּרִים בְּשַׁבָּת מִשּׁוּם הַשְׁמָעַת קוֹל
Sound and music on Shabbat
8 seifim — no music (גזירה שמא יתקן כלי שיר); utilitarian noise permitted. Sources: Eruvin 104a.
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Siman 339סימן של"ט
Complete
כַּמָּה דִּינִים פְּרָטִיִּים הַנּוֹהֲגִים בְּשַׁבָּת
Various rabbinic prohibitions on Shabbat
7 seifim — shevut: riding an animal, swimming, dancing, legal acts; « what is done is done ». Sources: Beitzah 36b.
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Siman 340סימן ש"מ
Complete
כַּמָּה דִינִים כְּעֵין תּוֹלָדוֹת מֵאָבוֹת
The toldot of the av melakhot
14 seifim — derivatives of גוזז, כותב, מוחק, תופר, מעמר, לש in everyday actions. Sources: Shabbat 73a-75b.
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Siman 341סימן שמ"א
Complete
הֶתֵּר נְדָרִים בְּשַׁבָּת
Annulment of vows on Shabbat
3 seifim — hatarah for the need of Shabbat; hafer of the husband even outside of need. Sources: Shabbat 157a.
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Siman 342סימן שמ"ב
Complete
בֵּין הַשְּׁמָשׁוֹת מֻתָּר לַעֲשׂוֹת דְּבָרִים שֶׁאָסְרוּ חַזַ"ל מִשּׁוּם גְּזֵרָה
Twilight (bein hashemashot) — shevut permitted for a mitzvah
1 seif — a rabbinic prohibition (shevut) is permitted during the twilight of Shabbat entry for a mitzvah or a דוחק. Sources: Shabbat 34a.
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Siman 343סימן שמ"ג
Complete
דִּין קָטָן בְּשַׁבָּת
The minor on Shabbat — adult responsibility
1 seif — preventing a minor from transgressing, the father's mitzvah of חינוך, and the prohibition of ספייה בידים. Sources: Yevamot 114a.
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Siman 344סימן שמ"ד
Complete
דִּין הַהוֹלֵךְ בַּמִּדְבָּר בְּשַׁבָּת
Lost in the desert — when does Shabbat begin?
2 seifim — one who has lost track of the days counts seven days and sanctifies the seventh with kiddush and havdalah. Sources: Shabbat 69b.
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Siman 345סימן שמ"ה
Complete
דִּין אַרְבַּע רְשֻׁיּוֹת לְשַׁבָּת
The 4 domains (reshuyot) — foundation of carrying
19 seifim — geometric definition of the 4 domains: רשות היחיד, רשות הרבים, כרמלית, מקום פטור. Sources: Shabbat 6a.
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Siman 346סימן שמ"ו
Complete
דִּינֵי עֵרוּבִין מִן הַתּוֹרָה
The three degrees of carrying — Torah, Sages, exempt
3 seifim — carrying forbidden de-oraita (RH"Y↔RH"R) vs מדרבנן (karmelit); the role of the exempt place. Sources: Shabbat 6a, 8a.
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Siman 347סימן שמ"ז
Complete
עַל אֵיזֶה הוֹצָאָה חַיָּב מִן הַתּוֹרָה
When הוצאה is complete — עקירה and הנחה
1 seif — the melakhah of carrying requires akirah + hanachah by one person; « one uproots, the other sets down ». Sources: Shabbat 3a.
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Siman 348סימן שמ"ח
Complete
דִּין הַמּוֹשִׁיט מֵרְשׁוּת לִרְשׁוּת
The laden hand suspended between two domains
1 seif — a hand full of fruits extended into the public domain: may one bring it back? Shogeg, mezid, karmelit. Sources: Shabbat 3a.
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Siman 349סימן שמ"ט
Complete
דִּין אַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים
The 4 amot — personal zone in the public domain
5 seifim — each person has 4 amot of carrying in RH"R; measure, diagonal, hand-to-hand relay, overlap zones. Sources: Eruvin 48a.
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Siman 350סימן ש"נ
Complete
דִּין הַמּוֹצִיא רֹאשׁוֹ וְרֻבּוֹ מֵרְשׁוּת לִרְשׁוּת
Body in one domain, action in another
3 seifim — the need of the object decides; to drink in another domain, enter head and majority of the body. Sources: Eruvin 99a.
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Siman 351סימן שנ"א
Complete
דִּין הַמּוֹשִׁיט יָדוֹ לְצִנּוֹר בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים
Collecting water from a gutter from the street
1 seif — gutter attached to the roof, protruding pipe, catching mid-air: the status of the pipe decides. Sources: Eruvin 99b.
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Siman 352סימן שנ"ב
Complete
הַקּוֹרֵא בַּסֵּפֶר וְנִתְגַּלְגֵּל מֵרְשׁוּת לִרְשׁוּת
The sefer that unrolls from one domain to another
2 seifim — bringing back a sacred scroll that unrolls, in honor of the sacred writings; suspended vs resting. Sources: Eruvin 98a.
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Siman 353סימן שנ"ג
Complete
דִּינֵי זִיזִין בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים
The ziz (projections) above the public domain
3 seifim — use of balconies and cornices: separate domain (4×4) and breakable objects only. Sources: Shabbat 5a.
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Siman 354סימן שנ"ד
Complete
דִּין בּוֹר וְאַשְׁפָּה בִּרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים
Wells and refuse heaps in the public domain
2 seifim — drawing from a well and tossing on a heap: proximity, height of the rim, public or private heap. Sources: Eruvin 99a.
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Siman 355סימן שנ"ה
Complete
דִּינֵי גְזוּזְטְרָא וּבֵית הַכִּסֵּא
Drawing over water; toilet over water
5 seifim — suspended partition and kocho: the leniencies for transferring over water. Sources: Eruvin 87b.
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Siman 356סימן שנ"ו
Complete
דִּין אַמַּת הַמַּיִם הָעוֹבֶרֶת בְּחָצֵר
A water channel that crosses the courtyard
2 seifim — water that communicates with the outside remains karmelit; partition at the entry and exit. Sources: Eruvin 87b.
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Siman 357סימן שנ"ז
Complete
דִּינֵי חָצֵר פָּחוֹת מֵאַרְבַּע אַמּוֹת וּבִיב
Courtyard less than 4 amot and a sewer
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify tiny courtyards (less than 4 amot) and the status of sewers. Edge cases for classifying domains.
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Siman 358סימן שנ"ח
Complete
דִּין אֵיזֶה מְקוֹמוֹת נִקְרָאִים מֻקָּפִים לְדִירָה
Places enclosed for dwelling (mukafin le-dira)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 22 seifim that codify the concept of מוקפים לדירה (enclosed for dwelling) — structural distinction between enclosures meant for dwelling (RY)…
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Siman 359סימן שנ"ט
Complete
דִּין רְחָבָה שֶׁאֲחוֹרֵי הַבָּתִּים
Large open space behind the houses
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 2 seifim that codify the status of large spaces (more than 5000 amot²) behind houses — not mukaf le-dira by default, therefore a problem…
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Siman 360סימן ש"ס
Complete
דִּין הֶקֵּף מְחִצּוֹת לְשַׁבָּת
Enclosure for Shabbat — creating a temporary RY
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 8 seifim that codify the possibility of enclosing a space on Shabbat to make it temporarily RY — application to camping and picnics.
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Siman 361סימן שס"א
Complete
דִּין גַּג הַסָּמוּךְ לִרְשׁוּת הָרַבִּים
Roof adjacent to RH
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 6 seifim that codify the status of a roof adjacent to RH — less than 10 tefachim above = may be considered as RH; above = RY.
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Siman 362סימן שס"ב
Complete
אֵיזֶה מְחִצָּה קָרוּי מְחִצָּה לְטַלְטֵל
Which partition is valid to permit carrying
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 22 seifim that codify the structural criteria of a valid partition (mechitzah) on Shabbat — height 10 tefachim, continuity, lavud, gud…
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Siman 363סימן שס"ג
Complete
דִּינֵי מָבוֹי וְלֶחִי
Mavoy (alley) and Lehi (reference post)
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 44 seifim that codify the great corpus of the mavoy (partially closed street/alley) and the lechi (post that completes the 4th…
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Siman 364סימן שס"ד
Complete
דִּין מָבוֹי הַמְּפֻלָּשׁ וְעָשׂוּי כְּנָדָל
Through-alley and fishbone-shaped mavoy
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 9 seifim that codify cases of mavoy open at both ends to RH (mefulach) — stricter rules, lechi at each end or…
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Siman 365סימן שס"ה
Complete
דִּין מָבוֹי שֶׁנִּפְרַץ
Mavoy whose partition was breached — last siman of Hilkhot Shabbat
The shitah of the Admour HaZaken on the 10 seifim that close Hilkhot Shabbat — what to do if a mavoy partition was breached on Shabbat? Distinctions based on the nature of the…
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