- Shabbat and Holidays
Challah Board
Question
Shalom kevod haRav:
Is there a problem of making “seritot” on Shabbat
when we cut the chalah in a wooden board?
Can we cut freely, or we should be careful not to
touch the board with the knife in order not to make
lines (seritot) in the board?
Thank you
Hayim
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Answer
Shalom,
One is allowed to use the cutting board for the challah in a normal way. This is because unintentional scratching onto the wood is not a malacha. It is also mekalkel (destructive labour). For all these reasons one may cut on a bread board as normal. Shabbat Shalom!
Blessings,

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