*Eve of Yom Kippur 1. Requesting forgiveness: Yom Kippur does not atone for offenses toward another person. Forgiveness must be…
The Talmud [Shabbos 74a] points to a blatant contradiction in a Mishna:“One who has [two types of] food before him…
Introduction The Melacha of Borer – sorting/separating is both complicated and unique. It is complicated as usually every Melacha is…
Non-food item mixturesThe laws of Borer do not exclusively apply to food items, non-food items too are regimented by the…
*Preparing a coffee on Shabbos The use of instant coffee presents no problem. However, the use of grounded coffee beans…
Items of the same kind The Trumas HaDeshen [Siman 57] questions; whether pieces of the same kind constitute a mixture?…
The Essence of BorerThe Yeshuos Yaakov raises a fundamental question: Why is sorting forbidden? As for an action [Melacha] to…
Sorting By HandOne of the 3 conditions mentioned in earlier Shiurim is to sort by hand. The reason it is…
According to our previous Shiurim, additional cases arise: • Items that are served cold [such as drinks] may be sorted…
The previous shiur discussed that sorting is only permitted when 3 conditions are present: #1- For immediate consumption. #2- When…