Hilchos Shabbos | Rabbi Meir Finkelstein (Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh)

Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh

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  1. 8H AGO

    Bishul B'Davar Sheino Ochel

    AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information): In *Hilchos Shabbos*, the laws of *Maaseh Shabbos* govern food prepared through a forbidden *melacha*. We find a three-way dispute among the *Tannaim* in the *Gemara* (*Chullin 15a*) regarding one who cooks on *Shabbos*: *Rabbi Meir* permits it if done *beshogeg* (accidentally); *Rabbi Yehuda* permits it only after *Shabbos* for *shogeg*, and forbids it forever for the perpetrator if done *bemeizid* (intentionally); while *Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar* is the most stringent. The *Shulchan Aruch* (*Orach Chaim 318:1*) rules like *Rabbi Yehuda*, though the *Gra* follows *Rabbi Meir*, and the *Mishnah Berurah* (*318:7*) allows relying on the *Gra* in cases of great need. At a deeper level, *Rashi* and the *Rambam* dispute whether this is a *knas* (penalty) or a prohibition against benefiting from a *melacha*; this affects whether one must wait *b'kdei sheyeasu* (the time it takes to perform the act) after *Shabbos*. Notably, the *Biur Halacha* (*318:1*) rules that for an *issur d'rabbanan* done *beshogeg*, one may be lenient like *Rabbi Meir*. The definition of *bishul* extends beyond food to non-edible items, known as *Bishul b'Davar she'eino Ochel*. The *Gemara* (*Shabbos 74b*) teaches that hardening a wooden peg or heating tar is a violation of *bishul*. *Rashi* explains that the *melacha* occurs because the heat first softens the object; however, the *Rambam* (*Hilchos Shabbos 9:6*) rules that both softening a hard object and hardening a soft one through fire are included in the *Issur d'Oraisa*. The *Mordechai* adds that the prohibition can also stem from cooking the moisture trapped within the object, a principle applied by the *Orchos Shabbos* to forbid placing frozen challah with visible frost on a hot plate. While a passage in *Avodah Zarah* (*38a*) appears to conflict with these rulings regarding *Bishul Akum*, the *Rishonim* clarify that *Shabbos* carries a unique severity. We conclude with the start of *Perek Bameh Tomnin*, which introduces *Hatmonah* (insulating food) and the distinction between materials that merely preserve heat and those that are *mosif hevel* (add heat).

    30 min
  2. 5D AGO

    Hagasa(Stirring a Pot) and Scooping from a Pot

    In the laws of cooking on Shabbos, the Gemara establishes that stirring a pot (hagasah) is a formal part of the cooking process (Beitzah 34a). This raises a practical difficulty: how can one ladle food out of a pot on Shabbos if the act of inserting a spoon inevitably stirs the contents? While some Rishonim believe this is only an issue regarding dyeing wool (Tosafos, Shabbos 18b), the Rambam rules that stirring is a "need of cooking" and carries a prohibition similar to the labor itself (Hilchos Shabbos 3:11, 9:11). The Rashba (Shabbos 18b) suggests that once food is partially cooked (ma’achal ben drosai), ladling is permitted, but the Kolbo (cited in Beis Yosef, O.C. 253) is more stringent, forbidding stirring even a fully cooked pot as long as it remains on the fire. The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 318:18) rules that one may ladle from a fully cooked pot that has been removed from the fire. However, the Rama (ibid.) notes a custom to be stringent and avoid ladling even from a fully cooked pot while it is on the fire. The Mishnah Berurah (318:117) clarifies that while the core law permits stirring or ladling any fully cooked food, it is proper to be stringent and not ladle directly from a pot that is still on the heat. In modern contexts like a crockpot—where removing the insert often makes returning it a violation of the laws of returning food to the fire (hachzarah)—the Chazon Ish (O.C. 37:15) permits ladling directly from the heat for a fully cooked dish if there is no other way to serve the food while keeping the rest warm for the next meal. AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information.)

    40 min

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