Rephael Cattan

We are beginning Klal 36, which discusses the melacha of mechateich. One of steps to processing leather was cutting it to a specific size in order to use it. Thus, cutting the leather, or any other item, to a specific size is the melacha of mechateich.   The Chayei Adam writes that cutting any item […]

  We are continuing in siman 5, discussing muttar ways to use creams or lotions on Shabbos. As we learned in the previous shiur, even in cases where the gezeira regarding refuah does not apply, the gezeirah of shema yimareiach still applies, so a cream or lotion cannot automatically be used even if there is