Saturday, November 3, 2012

Getting rid of the pits

Hi,

Because seeds and pits which neither people nor [common] animals eat are muktzeh, one may not remove them from his mouth by hand.

(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:9:5)

Have a great day,
Mordechai


2 comments:

  1. My son asks, why are they muktzeh in the first place?- Michael Felder

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  2. Hi Michael,

    Good question; they are muktzeh because they have no function.

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