D'var Halacha

  We are continuing in siman 2, where we began learning about merakeid for the purpose of airing out the flour, without separating any impurities. We learned that it is assur miderabanan, because, although it is not an act of separating, it is using a kli unique for merakeid.    The Chayei Adam ends the […]

  We are beginning siman 1. The Chayei Adam writes that if a person performs an act of sifting, they are culpable for the issur deoraysa of merakeid. Parenthetically, the term merakeid comes from the word rikud, dance. When a person shakes a sifter, the particles inside look like they are dancing. If a person