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Chapter 33 – OTHER CHAMETZ LAWS Grain, even if it has been roasted, should be kept from contact with water because it may become CHAMETZ (463:3), and the same is true for grain shells (see 465:1-3). On keeping grain from contact with liquids see 466:1-3; on what to do with flour or grain that may…

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The Calandar and the New Moon A month is either 29 or 30 days long; in the latter case, the New Moon is celebrated on the 30th day of the month as well as the first day of the next month. The year is usually 12 months long, but in seven out of every 19…

Shulchan Aruch – Chapter 30

The Sabbath Boundary A person who is in an uninhabited region when the Sabbath begins may walk anywhere within a radius of 2004 cubits from his initial position, but is not allowed to go outside that region (397:1-2;401:1;405:3). If he is in a private domain that has an area of at most 5000 square cubits…

Shulchan Aruch – Chapter 29

Chapter 29 – Restrictions on Private Domains; Combining Private Domains It is rabbinically forbidden to move things more than four cubits in an unroofed private domain that is more than 100 cubits long or more than 5000 square cubits in area that is not used for residential purposes (see 358:1-14;359:1;360:1-3;362:1,4;372:2); and it is permitted to…

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Chapter 28 – Moving Things From One Domain to Another on the Sabbath A region at least four by four handsbreadths in horizontal size and at least ten handsbreadths high (see 345:18) that is surrounded by partitions or adjacent regions having a combined height difference (from it) of at least ten handsbreadths (see 345:16;362:2;363:36) is…

Shulchan Aruch – Chapter 27

Chapter 27 – THINGS THAT MUST NOT BE HANDLED ON THE SABBATH It is forbidden to handle utensils whose use is forbidden (see 308:47) or that are never used even on weekdays except for specific purposes that are not permitted on the Sabbath (308:1,19). Utensils that are usually used for purposes that are forbidden on…

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Chapter 26 – OTHER ACTIVITIES ON THE SABBATH A person should not run or take long steps, but walks are permitted, and a person may run to fulfill a Commandment or to do something enjoyable (301:1-3). It is forbidden to swim in a non-enclosed pool (339:2), or to float objects on the water (339:6), but…

Shulchan Aruch – Chapter 25

Constructive Activities on the Sabbath Making or removing a partition a handsbreadth wide, even if it is temporary, is forbidden if it is a roof or is a wall that serves a religious purpose, but if a handsbreadth of such a wall or roof already existed before the Sabbath, temporary addition to it is permitted;…

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Chapter 23 – CARE OF THE BODY AND CLOTHING ON THE SABBATH It is permitted to warm the body at a fire or to put warm objects on it; see 326:4,6. It is forbidden to wash in warm water even if the body is not all washed at once; but washing only parts of the…

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Chapter 22 – FIRE AND FOOD PREPARATION ON THE SABBATH A person should not engage in activities that require close attention by the light of a fire if there are grounds for suspecting that he may adjust the fire; see 275:1-12. Taking fuel from a fire, even if the fuel is not yet burning, is…

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Chapter 21 – KIDDUSH, HAVDALAH, AND THE SABBATH MEALS When coming home from the synagogue on Friday night, a person should eat immediately (271:1). Nothing should be eaten or drunk before reciting KIDDUSH (271:4,7); both men and women are required to recite it (271:2). On what a person should do if he is in the…

Chapter 19 – WORK STARTED BEFORE THE SABBATH

It is permitted to start a process before the Sabbath that will continue by itself on the Sabbath, even if this causes work to be done on the Sabbath, unless there are grounds for suspecting that someone will interfere with the process on the Sabbath, or unless the process is noisy and those who hear…