Rephael Cattan

  We are beginning siman 1. The Chayei Adam writes that if a person ties or unties a knot which meets both criteria–that is, it is a kesher shel kayama (a lasting knot, an issue of intent), and it is a maaseh uman (craftsman-grade knot, an issue of physical function)–they are chayav mideoraysa. The Chayei […]

We are continuing in Klal 23, discussing the melacha of menapeitz. We left off with the question of whether combing hair, fur or a shaitel is considered menapeitz. We already discussed these actions in the context of gozeiz, but the question is whether they are menapeitz as well (or instead of gozeiz). The Iglei Tal

We are beginning Klal 23, which discusses menapeitz. Menapeitz does not have many practical contemporary applications, but we will discuss the concept.   The sefer Maaseh Oreg was an exceptional sefer published in the 1980’s by Dayan Gukovitzky. He spent time researching the process of producing a garment as it was made at the times