Rephael Cattan

We have finished Klal 14 and are discussing a few points not mentioned in the Chayei Adam. Today, we will go back to touch on an idea from the beginning of the klal about eating grapefruits on Shabbos. Grapefruits are not included in the category of grapes and olives, so according to most poskim, the

We have finished Klal 14, and we discuss a few points not mentioned in the Chayei Adam. The first point is about schita in regards to hair. The Gemara says that it is assur to squeeze hair on Shabbos due to the issue of schita. We have learned that hair is not halachically considered an

  We are continuing in siman 16, discussing the halachos of using a sponge on Shabbos. We have learned the opinion of the Rambam and the Raavad. We left off with the question of the Raavad on the Rambam, that even when a sponge has a handle, it is inevitable that squeezing will take place. 

We are continuing in siman 16, discussing the halachos of using a sponge on Shabbos. We have learned the opinion of the Rambam and the Raavad. We left off with the question of the Raavad on the Rambam, that even when a sponge has a handle, it is inevitable that squeezing will take place.  There

  We are beginning siman 16. The Chayei Adam discusses a case based on the mishnah in Shabbos, daf 143a, where the Mishnah discusses using a sponge on Shabbos. The sponges used at the times of Chazal were actually a living organism which grew in the water and had the ability to absorb. Nowadays, our