Rephael Cattan

We have finished siman 5, where we learned about the issur of combing hair on Shabbos. We learned that according to the Rivash, combing is possibly considered mechavein, since the purpose of combing is to straighten out the hair, which requires the removal of the semi-attached hairs.On the other hand, we learned that combing can […]

  We are continuing in siman 4, where the Chayei Adam moves to discuss removing hair. This includes the fleece of a sheep, which is turned into wool, or hair of a goat. In the Mishkan, these were used for the curtains and clothing of the Mishkan. Cutting human hair is parallel to these cases

  We are continuing in siman 4, where the Chayei Adam is discussing a woman who needs to go to the mikvah and forgot to cut her fingernails.    The Chayei Adam discusses a different case and introduces a kulah that Chazal instituted due to the discomfort of having a partially detached fingernail or excess

  We are continuing in siman 4, where the Chayei Adam introduced the problem of a woman who forgot to cut her nails before Shabbos and needs to go to the mikvah Friday Night.    The Chayei Adam writes that one should ask a non-Jew to cut them with a shinui, such as biting them

  We are continuing in siman 22, where the Chayei Adam discusses hatmana. The Chayei Adam writes that he discussed the bulk of these halachos, along with shehiya, in siman 5, but he will add a point here about insulating coffee. They used to dig a hole in the ground, fill it with sand, and

We are beginning siman 22, where the Chayei Adam will return to the halachos of hatmana. Hatmana is a word used throughout the Torah to refer to concealing something. Similarly, hatmana on Shabbos refers to completely covering a pot in order to insulate and keep its heat. Chazal prohibited both hatmana which is not mosif

  We are continuing in siman 20, where we digressed to discuss the halachos of nolad.    The Mishnah Berurah discusses a person melting ice while it is in water. In that situation, any nolad which results becomes batel immediately within the water. His question is whether one should be concerned for molid, due to