Hi,
An empty cooking pot is muktzeh as a kli shemelachto l'issur on Shabbat, since it is dedicated for a use that is prohibited on Shabbat. One may move it only for the sake of 1) using it for a permitted purpose, or 2) using the space in which it is located.
A chulent pot, from which the chulent has been removed, may be moved on Shabbat for either of the aforementioned purposes. In addition, one may move it if it is repellent, and it is in a space in which one does not leave such items.
(Rivivot Ephraim 1:232:1)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Shabbat: Muktzeh: Kli sheMelachto l'Issur. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Shabbat: Muktzeh: Kli sheMelachto l'Issur. Show all posts
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunday, February 3, 2013
Electric appliances on Shabbat
Hi,
Electric appliances are not considered a kli shem'lachto l'issur [an implement which is normally used for Shabbat-prohibited purposes] by dint of its electric current. It is only considered a kli shem'lachto l'issur if its function is to be used for Shabbat-prohibited tasks [i.e. a hair dryer, as opposed to a clock].
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:23)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Electric appliances are not considered a kli shem'lachto l'issur [an implement which is normally used for Shabbat-prohibited purposes] by dint of its electric current. It is only considered a kli shem'lachto l'issur if its function is to be used for Shabbat-prohibited tasks [i.e. a hair dryer, as opposed to a clock].
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:23)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
The pen on the table on Shabbos
Hi,
Where a pen or other kli shem'lachto l'issur was left on a table before Shabbos, and there is no reason to remove it other than the fact that its presence appears to detract from the honour of Shabbos, one should leave it there. The fact that we don't move it is a greater tribute to the honour of Shabbos.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igros Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:31)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Where a pen or other kli shem'lachto l'issur was left on a table before Shabbos, and there is no reason to remove it other than the fact that its presence appears to detract from the honour of Shabbos, one should leave it there. The fact that we don't move it is a greater tribute to the honour of Shabbos.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igros Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:31)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Thursday, January 24, 2013
Moving a fan on Shabbos
Hi,
One may move a fan on Shabbos in order to cause it to blow on him, or to not blow on him. [This assumes that moving it would not disrupt the flow of electricity.] This is called moving a kli shem'lachto l'issur l'tzorech gufo.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:22 and Rivivot Ephraim 1:235)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
One may move a fan on Shabbos in order to cause it to blow on him, or to not blow on him. [This assumes that moving it would not disrupt the flow of electricity.] This is called moving a kli shem'lachto l'issur l'tzorech gufo.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:22 and Rivivot Ephraim 1:235)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Catalogues on Shabbat
Hi,
A catalogue of products for purchase is muktzeh on Shabbat, because it is dedicated for business, unless it has been designated for a permitted purpose [such as a makeshift booster seat for children].
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:19)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
A catalogue of products for purchase is muktzeh on Shabbat, because it is dedicated for business, unless it has been designated for a permitted purpose [such as a makeshift booster seat for children].
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:19)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Saturday, January 12, 2013
Noisemaking toys on Shabbat
Hi,
It is inappropriate to give children noisemaking toys to play with on Shabbat.
These toys have "kli shem'lachto l'issur" status for adults, and therefore they may be moved for the sake of a permitted use or for the sake of use of their space - but only if moving them would not trigger the noisemaking mechanism.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:7)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
It is inappropriate to give children noisemaking toys to play with on Shabbat.
These toys have "kli shem'lachto l'issur" status for adults, and therefore they may be moved for the sake of a permitted use or for the sake of use of their space - but only if moving them would not trigger the noisemaking mechanism.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:22:7)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Using a hammer to smash nuts on Shabbos: Ideal?
Hi,
On Shabbat, a utensil which is normally used for prohibited purposes is muktzeh; this is called "kli shem'lachto l'issur. However, one may use such an implement for a permitted purpose. Therefore, one may use a hammer to smash nuts, or a scissors to cut open a bag in a permitted way.
Ideally, one should look for a kli shem'lachto l'heter - a utensil which is normally used for permitted purposes - before using a kl shem'lachto l'issur. However, one need not go on an extended search and burden himself in order to find such a utensil.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:12)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
On Shabbat, a utensil which is normally used for prohibited purposes is muktzeh; this is called "kli shem'lachto l'issur. However, one may use such an implement for a permitted purpose. Therefore, one may use a hammer to smash nuts, or a scissors to cut open a bag in a permitted way.
Ideally, one should look for a kli shem'lachto l'heter - a utensil which is normally used for permitted purposes - before using a kl shem'lachto l'issur. However, one need not go on an extended search and burden himself in order to find such a utensil.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:12)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
Are cars muktzeh?
Hi,
Cars are not muktzeh, because people use them as protected places to leave their valuables. Therefore, one may open and close a car door on Shabbat, assuming this will not turn a light on or off. However, this should be avoided in a place where people will see and will not realize it is permitted.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Cars are not muktzeh, because people use them as protected places to leave their valuables. Therefore, one may open and close a car door on Shabbat, assuming this will not turn a light on or off. However, this should be avoided in a place where people will see and will not realize it is permitted.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
Electricity and kli shem'lachto l'issur
Hi,
The fact that an item has an electric light attached to it does not automatically render the item muktzeh; where there is no likelihood that one would turn off the light (such as a light illuminating the face of an electric watch, or a light that indicates an urn is operational) then the light does not render the item muktzeh.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:4)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
The fact that an item has an electric light attached to it does not automatically render the item muktzeh; where there is no likelihood that one would turn off the light (such as a light illuminating the face of an electric watch, or a light that indicates an urn is operational) then the light does not render the item muktzeh.
(Rav Moshe Feinstein, Igrot Moshe Orach Chaim 5:21:4)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
Swiss army knives on Shabbat
Hi,
Swiss army knives are not considered muktzeh as kli shemelachto l'issur or basis l'davar ha'assur, even though some of the attachments may not be used on Shabbat; one may use the permissible attachments.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:81)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Swiss army knives are not considered muktzeh as kli shemelachto l'issur or basis l'davar ha'assur, even though some of the attachments may not be used on Shabbat; one may use the permissible attachments.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:81)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, November 2, 2010
A "basis" beneath a kli shemelachto l'issur
Hi,
We have begun to discuss basis l'davar ha'assur, an item which enters Shabbat with a muktzeh item on top of it. [I recommend reading the previous email, if you have not yet done so.]
If the upper item is in the category of kli shemelachto l'issur, which is a light form of muktzeh [one may move it in order to use it for a permitted purpose, and in order to use its space] then the basis beneath it has the same light status, and may be moved for those purposes.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:48)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have begun to discuss basis l'davar ha'assur, an item which enters Shabbat with a muktzeh item on top of it. [I recommend reading the previous email, if you have not yet done so.]
If the upper item is in the category of kli shemelachto l'issur, which is a light form of muktzeh [one may move it in order to use it for a permitted purpose, and in order to use its space] then the basis beneath it has the same light status, and may be moved for those purposes.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:48)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
Kitchen scissors and telephone books
Hi,
Continuing our discussion of "kli shemelachto l'issur":
Kitchen scissors (aka poultry shears) are not in this category, because their primary use is for food preparation. They are not muktzeh.
Telephone books are assumed to be used primarily for looking up telephone numbers, and so they are considered kli shemelachto l'issur (unless one were to specifically identify his telephone book as a resource for addresses).
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:16-17)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Continuing our discussion of "kli shemelachto l'issur":
Kitchen scissors (aka poultry shears) are not in this category, because their primary use is for food preparation. They are not muktzeh.
Telephone books are assumed to be used primarily for looking up telephone numbers, and so they are considered kli shemelachto l'issur (unless one were to specifically identify his telephone book as a resource for addresses).
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:16-17)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, October 19, 2010
Pots and pans
Hi,
Cooking utensils which are dedicated for the cooking process fit into the kli shemelachto l'issur category we have described, and may not be moved on Shabbat other than for the permitted purposes we have listed - to use them for a permitted purpose where permitted utensils are unavailable, or to use the space in which they are located.
Therefore: Pots which contain usable food may be moved for the sake of serving or transferring their food.
Pots which are also used for serving food are not called "kli shemelachto l'issur."
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:15)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Cooking utensils which are dedicated for the cooking process fit into the kli shemelachto l'issur category we have described, and may not be moved on Shabbat other than for the permitted purposes we have listed - to use them for a permitted purpose where permitted utensils are unavailable, or to use the space in which they are located.
Therefore: Pots which contain usable food may be moved for the sake of serving or transferring their food.
Pots which are also used for serving food are not called "kli shemelachto l'issur."
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:15)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Monday, October 18, 2010
Moving tefillin on Shabbat
Hi,
Tefillin fit into the category we have defined as Kli sheMelachto l'Issur, since their primary function is prohibited on Shabbat.
However, the status of tefillin is more lenient than that of other "kli shemelachto l'issur" cases, because the act of donning tefillin is not actually a prohibited melachah. It is only that donning tefillin, for the sake of the mitzvah, denies the special character of Shabbat.
Therefore, we are lenient and we permit people to move tefillin if they are left in a degrading position. Also, if tefillin are accidentally left in a tallit bag, such that one cannot access the tallit, one may remove the tefillin in order to reach the tallit.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:14)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tefillin fit into the category we have defined as Kli sheMelachto l'Issur, since their primary function is prohibited on Shabbat.
However, the status of tefillin is more lenient than that of other "kli shemelachto l'issur" cases, because the act of donning tefillin is not actually a prohibited melachah. It is only that donning tefillin, for the sake of the mitzvah, denies the special character of Shabbat.
Therefore, we are lenient and we permit people to move tefillin if they are left in a degrading position. Also, if tefillin are accidentally left in a tallit bag, such that one cannot access the tallit, one may remove the tefillin in order to reach the tallit.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:14)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Sunday, October 17, 2010
Kli sheMelachto l'Issur, Part IV
Hi,
We have now defined two purposes for which one may move a kli shemelachto l'issur on Shabbat: (1) Use of the implement for a permitted function, and (2) Use of its location.
Once one picks up the kli in a permitted way, he may move it wherever he wishes, without limitation on time or space.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have now defined two purposes for which one may move a kli shemelachto l'issur on Shabbat: (1) Use of the implement for a permitted function, and (2) Use of its location.
Once one picks up the kli in a permitted way, he may move it wherever he wishes, without limitation on time or space.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:11)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Saturday, October 16, 2010
Kli sheMelachto l'Issur, Part III
Hi,
We have already defined a "kli shem'lachto l'issur," an implement primarily used for purposes which are prohibited on Shabbat.
One may move such an implement on Shabbat for the sake of use of the space in which it is located ("l'tzorech mekomo"). This must be an actual use, though; one may not move it simply because one is disturbed by its presence in that site.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:10)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have already defined a "kli shem'lachto l'issur," an implement primarily used for purposes which are prohibited on Shabbat.
One may move such an implement on Shabbat for the sake of use of the space in which it is located ("l'tzorech mekomo"). This must be an actual use, though; one may not move it simply because one is disturbed by its presence in that site.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:10)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Kli sheMelachto l'Issur, Part II
Hi,
We have defined a kli shem'lachto l'issur, an implement which is normally used for purposes prohibited on Shabbat.
Such an implement may be used for a permitted purpose on Shabbat, if one does not have the option of using an implement that is more permissible [ie that is not normally used for prohibited purposes]. This is called moving the item "l'tzorech gufo" - for its own sake.
For example: A hammer is normally used for purposes which are prohibited on Shabbat. One who lacks a nutcracker may use a hammer to crack nuts on Shabbat.
One may also move such an implement in order to give to another person who will be using it permissibly.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:8-9)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
We have defined a kli shem'lachto l'issur, an implement which is normally used for purposes prohibited on Shabbat.
Such an implement may be used for a permitted purpose on Shabbat, if one does not have the option of using an implement that is more permissible [ie that is not normally used for prohibited purposes]. This is called moving the item "l'tzorech gufo" - for its own sake.
For example: A hammer is normally used for purposes which are prohibited on Shabbat. One who lacks a nutcracker may use a hammer to crack nuts on Shabbat.
One may also move such an implement in order to give to another person who will be using it permissibly.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchatah 20:8-9)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
Kli sheMelachto l'Issur
Hi,
Yesterday we explained that one of the four major categories of Muktzeh items is a kli shem'lachto l'issur, a tool which is used to perform tasks one may not perform on Shabbat. This includes pens, pencils and scissors, writing paper and pots and pans.
This category also includes items normally used for activities which are prohibited rabbinically on Shabbat, such as musical instruments. However, it only includes implements which are mostly used for prohibited purposes. Implements which are used equally for permitted and prohibited purposes have a separate status, as kli shemelachto l'issur ul'heter, and will be discussed on their own, Gd-willing.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchitah 20:5-6)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Yesterday we explained that one of the four major categories of Muktzeh items is a kli shem'lachto l'issur, a tool which is used to perform tasks one may not perform on Shabbat. This includes pens, pencils and scissors, writing paper and pots and pans.
This category also includes items normally used for activities which are prohibited rabbinically on Shabbat, such as musical instruments. However, it only includes implements which are mostly used for prohibited purposes. Implements which are used equally for permitted and prohibited purposes have a separate status, as kli shemelachto l'issur ul'heter, and will be discussed on their own, Gd-willing.
(Shemirat Shabbat k'Hilchitah 20:5-6)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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