Lessons on The Melachot
Paying a Babysitter for Work on Shabbat
We need a babysitter for a few hours on Shabbat. Is there a problem paying her for Shabbat work?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | 4 Kislev 5783
Responsive Baby Bassinet
There is a special bassinet that provides motion and soothing noise and reacts to an infant’s crying by intensifying them. Is it permitted to use this bassinet on Shabbat, and if so, are there special instructions?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Sivan 23 5782
Raffle on Shabbat
May one hold a raffle on Shabbat?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar II 19 5782
Batim of Tefillin on the Floor on Shabbat
The “retired” tefillin batim (in which the parshiyot go) I keep in a closet fell to the floor on Shabbat, inside a flimsy plastic bag. I intuited that it was better to pick them up than to leave them in disgrace on the floor. Was that correct?
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Adar II 12 5782
Warming Food on Shabbos
May I warm food on Shabbos by putting it near the stove?May I take a kugel from the refrigerator on Shabbos morning and place it on the cholent pot to warm?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Adar I 13 5782
Using Hot Water on Shabbat
May I use my hot water on Shabbat since I have the boiler on a timer to go on every morning before I wake up? If this arrangement is unacceptable, please suggest a permitted one.
Rabbi Daniel Mann | Shvat 22 5782
Staining Matters
On Shabbos, must I try not to stain my clothes? May I freshen my lipstick on Shabbos? Does bleaching out color violate the Melacha of dyeing?
Rabbi Yirmiyohu Kaganoff | Tevet 25 5782
