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Is it permitted to fold a page in a book to hold the place on Shabbos.

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Thank you for your question. Yes it is permissible. See chazon ovadia (part 1, page 236), and shemirat shabbat kihilchata (28;16). All the best

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Rabbi Daniel Kirsch

Rabbi Daniel Kirsch studied for many years at the famed Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. He currently lives in Kedumim in the Shomron, where he studies at the yeshiva and teaches classes for adults. In addition, he teaches at an elementary school.

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