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The Melachot

    3 Rabbis
    36 Lessons

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    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?

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    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?

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    Raffle on Shabbat

    May one hold a raffle on Shabbat?

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    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?

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    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?

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    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.

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    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?

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    Taking Medicine to Facilitate Mitzvot

    Last Friday, I developed minor nasal issues, resembling my allergies. I figured that if I take my allergy medicine and wake up symptom-free, I can assume it was allergies. Was I permitted to take it (nasal spray) on Shabbat?

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