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Let us consider the following question: may food be left in an oven (electric or gas)? Many ovens sold in Israel have a setting on the control called “Shabbat mode” or “matzav Shabbat.” It means that…
A Metal Sheet (“Blech”) - A Detailed Rationale for Its Use We continue our discussion of “leaving food on the heat,” and in this article we will discuss the following question: why is it permissible…
The Shabbat hot plate. A detailed rationale for its use Shalom, dear readers! In today’s article, we will try to explain the details of the prohibition on leaving food on the fire from before Shabbat…
Introduction and General Concepts In addition to the Torah's prohibition against cooking, our Sages instituted several additional prohibitions related to the prohibition against cooking on Shabbat. T…
The device discussed in this article consists of two parts: an array of pipes enclosed in a glass casing and painted black, and a tank into which water from the array flows. Water flows into the hous…
Hello, dear readers! In this issue, we will devote our article to a timely topic—using hot water on Shabbat. Part 1. Electric Water Heater As a rule, these appliances are used in Israel on days of ba…
In earlier articles, we mentioned that there is a prohibition against stirring food, since this also constitutes cooking. But a reasonable question arises: is it always forbidden to stir food in a po…
Hello, dear readers! Continuing our discussion of reheating food on Shabbat, let us address another practical question: are all forms of cooking identical? Let us explain what we mean. We have alread…
Shalom, dear readers! We have reached a central topic concerning the prohibition of cooking: reheating food on Shabbat. Whenever we want to reheat something, we have food that is already cooked but h…
Hello, dear readers! Before we begin discussing the rules for reheating food on Shabbat, we must introduce and discuss a few more concepts. Specifically: when cooking begins and ends, at what tempera…
Shalom, dear readers! Today we will discuss a very relevant topic: how to add salt to food on Shabbat. Let us break down the question: May we add salt to soup or cholent when they are: 1) still on th…
Shalom, dear readers! We continue the topic of first and second vessels, which we began in the previous issue. As part of this topic, we need to discuss another interesting case that shows very clear…