D'var Halacha

  We have completed siman 4, which discussed stuffing and restuffing a pillow. Today, we will discuss an application of this siman, which is blowing air into beachballs or air mattresses, or blowing balloons and so on. If the item has never yet been blown up, it is more of an issue–as we learned regarding

  We are beginning siman 4, which discusses a pillow that lost its stuffing. Pillows were made by taking two pieces of material and stitching them on three sides. Then, they were stuffed with soft material and stitched on the fourth side.  The first question is whether a person can fill up the pillow lechatchilla

We are beginning siman 3. The siman is one line, but is not so simple.    The Chayei Adam writes that it is assur to stretch out a thread so that it is not compacted. Thread can be made by wrapping it around itself, but when that is done, the thread sometimes needs to be

We are beginning siman 2. The Chayei Adam begins with a case of a garment which has pleats in it. The pleats were stitched in place, but they began to come loose and the person wants to re-stitch them back into place. The Chayei Adam concludes that one would be chayav for tofeir. One of

  We are beginning siman 1. We learned that in order for tofeir to be chayav mideoraysa, the stitching must have some level of stability and permanence. Thus, the Chayei Adam begins by stating that the melacha of tofeir is chayav together with the fact that it is tied at the end with a kesher. 

  We are beginning Klal 28, which discusses the melacha of tofeir. We will begin with an introduction.   Tofeir is sewing, which is defined as taking two units and sewing them together to create one entity. The Rambam points out that a toldah of tofeir is gluing two items together. This melacha was found