Merakeid 2 – Sifting to Remove Significant or Insignificant Impurities (Klal 18 Siman 1-2) Hilchos Shabbos – S0476
We are beginning siman 1. The Chayei Adam writes that if a person performs an act of sifting, they are culpable for the issur deoraysa of merakeid. Parenthetically, the term merakeid comes from the word rikud, dance. When a person shakes a sifter, the particles inside look like they are dancing. If a person […]
