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 Originally from South Africa, Rabbi Mendy Wineberg is an administrator and teacher at Yeshivas Hashluchim, a Manhattan-based program dedicated to educating candidates for rabbinical ordination. He specializes in Jewish law and has been writing for Chabad.org for several years. Rabbi Wineberg lives with his family in Brooklyn, N.Y.
Potzeya - Unraveling There are a number of opinions as to what exactly this melachah includes. Some say it involves unraveling thread that snaps or becomes loose during the weaving process. Maimonidies ibid 20; Tosafot Rid Shabbat 87. Others argue that it...
Oreg - Weaving Oreg refers to the act of casting a spool (shuttle) of thread (weft) across the width of the warp thread. Shabbat 73a; Maimonides Hilchot Shabbat 9:17-18. In order to make evenly spaced fabric, it is necessary to use a tool to pull the late...
Oseh Batei Nirin - Constructing Heddles The warp threads are fed through loops, which allows the weaver to lift or lower the threads as needed. According to some, the melachah of oseh batei nirin refers to making two of these loops. Maimonides Hilchot Sha...
Maisach - Warping Maisach refers to the act of attaching the ends of the thread to the shafts to prepare for weaving. Shabbat 73a; Maimonides Hilchot Shabbat ibid. 18; Aruch Hashulchan 340:12. An important part of warping is ensuring that none of the warp...
Kindling any type of fire on Shabbat is forbidden, and doing so constitutes the av melachah of mav'ir. Shabbat 73a. Making a fire last longer by fanning it or adding more fuel is also included in the melachah. See Mishneh Torah, Hilchot Shabbat 12:2. Driv...
Carrying or transferring any item from one place to another—under certain conditions—constitutes the av melachah of hotza’ah and is not permitted on Shabbat.
Despite blackouts, blockades and bombs, Ukraine's handmade matzah factories are going strong
When Rabbi Yaakov Stambler hit on the idea to make a handmade shmurah matzah bakery in Dnepropetrovsk, Ukraine, in 2002, it seemed like a perfect fit. The city, today known as Dnipro, was home to Ukraine’s largest Jewish community, and his son Mayer had b...
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