shabbat 142

strange way to move and sort objects
by shaking
or using a baby

for english translation of this talmud page, see here

shabbat 141

taking care of shoes
& the perils of wearing new shoes, broken shoes or ill-fitting shoes on shabbat

(this page discusses various aspects connected with shoes. how to clean shoes on shabbat, and not wearing inappropriate shoes that may break, fall off or just be uncomfortable, and would cause the wearer to take them off and carry them. women's shoes are identified as women are particular in wear correctly fitting shoes. Included on this page is advice about applying oil to new shoes to soften the leather. Having recently purchased a pair of doc martens, I appreciated the advice on websites dedicated to how to break in DM's, apply baby-oil. for english translation of this talmud page, see here)

shabbat 123

professional knives need to stay sharp and so shouldn't be used on shabbat.

so, don't touch or even move the shoemaker's knife, the butcher's knives, the carpenter's drawknife; or paper-cutter's knife.

(this week, I couldn't find the scalpel I use for paper-cutting, so had to buy another one. so if you earn your living from your tools, best not to use them for just anything, as might lose them as well as damage them...)

shabbat 122

very big hammer
or
very small nut

using tools that are designed for labour that is prohibited on shabbat.

shabbat 46

 it was a good thing that R. Avya knew what can be carried in hands when he put his dirty feet on Rava's bed.

but why did he put his feet on Rava's bed? didn't he realise....?

shabbat 45

when dead animals, undomesticated animals and succah decorations are like dried figs and raisins.

(laws of mukzah)

shabbat 44

R. Yehudah v R. Shimon

can something be moved on shabbat? - depends

do you care where it was; or where it is?

can things be defined in the half-light of twilight?

(discussion if things can be moved on shabbat, eg bed with money on it. if the money was there at twilight or one has assigned the bed as a place for money when shabbat came in, can't move the bed. But R. Shimon is concerned about how the object as it is, ie if the wagon doesn't have money on it can move it, even if the money was there when shabbat came in)

apologies for photo quality - I'm away - this time, shabbat shalom from the grey winter light of Sweden.

shabbat 43

preventing predictable accidents and damages

(or; Rabba doesn't trust new buildings)