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Question
In what way is one allowed to open tin cans on Shabbat and Yom Tov?
Answer
If he empties out the can immediately and throws it away, and he doesn't mean to continue using the can, it is permitted since it's a one-time use. But if he leaves the food in the can, it is forbidden to open it unless he ruins the can beforehand, e.g. making a hole on the bottom.
Rabbi Dov Lior
Open Can of Food for Kiddush
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follow-up question of: "Open Can of Food for Kiddush"
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Opening mail on Shabbat
Rabbi David Sperling | Shevat 9, 5774
Opening Cans on Shabbat
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 1 Shevat 5765
The Meaning of the Abbreviation "Shlita"
Various Rabbis | 25 Tammuz 5765
Shabbat and a movement sensor alarm
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 19 Shevat 5763
Davening in Sandals
Various Rabbis | 17 Av 5764
Davening in Sandals
Various Rabbis | 17 Av 5764
Older Kohen marriage to a Divorced Jewess.
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Sivan 15, 5785
Egg slicer with grid
Rabbi David Sperling | Iyyar 1, 5785
Convert who later comes to believe in pantheism
Rabbi Ari Shvat | Iyyar 29, 5785
