Review of Gozez Melabein and Tzoveah

8/6/2019 Review of Gozez Melabein and Tzoveah

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DRS Yeshiva High School for Boys

Rabbi Cooper

10th Grade Halacha

(e) What problem(s) may one incur if they are drying dishes? What ifthey are drying wine glasses?

(f) Can you wipe your hands if there is minimal liquid? Tablecloth?(g) Someone who urinated on a pair of your pants so you cannot bentch

what can you do?(h) Should I use a white cloth napkin to wipe up a wine spill? Why or

why not?(i) Can I use clothing to wipe a water spill? Can I use a towel? Why or

why not?(j) How do I clean up a spill? Order of operations size of spill

colored liquid or not mop towel paper towel - # of towels

b) Scrubbing(1) How can you treat leather that got a stain? Can you scrub it? What if you

wet it?c) Wringing/squeezing

(1) How wet does something have to be to be a problem of ?(2) What is the difference between the prohibition of of and

(a) Know them well(b) Sucking shirt for juice and cleaning is a violation of

E) Removing dust from garmentsa) NOTE THE DIFFERENCE: Washing fabric with wateris forbidden even if

the fabric is only slightly dirty (even clean fabric one should not soak) By

contrast dustingis only forbidden if the garment is significantly dirty ().Your general attitude would I wear this dusty clothing on a weekdaydetermines whether you are allowed to remove it or not

b) Even when it is permissible to dust (slightly dusty) you cannotuse a brush,shake it vigorously, or rub it. You can brush it lightly with your hand, drycloth, or shake the clothing lightly.

F) Removing dirt if it will leave a staina) Moist vs. Dry vs. b) Can I use water to remove a stain? Seltzer?c) Removing a stain (ex. mud) without water?d) What if it is still partially dirty and I didnt totally clean the stain?

(1) Note: If moist and willstillleave a stain then you are permitted to removethe dirt (cake etc) as long as you use one of the following methods(a) Scrape dirt with fingernail(b) Scrape it off with the back of a knife or spoon(c) Wiping it off gently with a dry cloth(d) Rubbing the reverse side of a garment until the dirt falls off

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(a) Can I scrape mashed potatoes off my suit?(i)

(b) Can I scrape off chulent off my suit?(c) Can I scrape up eggs off my suit?

(i) (3) Not on test: Case of necessity one can ask a non-Jew to remove any dirt as

long as it willstill leave a stainG) Cleaning Carpets

a) Removing dirt or dust from a carpet(1) Crumbs or food not embedded what can you do?(2) Small amount of dust or dirt can you sweep it out? Or does it depend?

On what?(3) Can you prevent a stain from setting by pouring some liquid on the carpet?

b) Moist Food or Dirt(1) What if the dirt willleave a stain after you scratch off the cake?(2) Can you ever rub the carpet vigorously? Why or why not?(3) What if it is mashed potatoes stuck to your carpet? Can you scrape it off?

c) Carpet Sweeper manual(1) 3 potential issues , , explain.(2) Can you ask a non- Jew to use the sweeper?

H) What if your clothing got wet in a rainstorm/snow storm?a) Can I wring out my wet socks? Can I shake out my coat? Can I shake off the

snow from my hat?b) Where can you hang it up? Where cant I?c) Is wet clothing muktzah? Yes, but you can continue to wear it you can even

continue to wear it provided that you have no suitable replacement. But if youhave other pairs of socks you shouldnt keep moving them around after youtake them off put them somewhere and leave them there.

d) Am I allowed to continue walking in my wet socks? Why or why not?{Similar Q walking on wet carpet after carpet cleaner came}(1) Can I put my wet clothing near the heater, oven, urn to help get rid of the

water? If the water can get to 110 degrees then you areviolating as well as since heat helps the cleaning process.

e) Hanging Clothing in Laundry Room or Bathroom(1) looks like you are did the laundry (ifthe place your clothing was

hanged is where you normally hang up your drying laundry)(2) Exceptions dry clean old clothing adult rain coat vs kids coats? Is

there a difference where I can hang them up?(a) Walking on the side of a swimming pool where there is danger of you

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I) Can you make a wet compress? If so how?a) 3 Options possible 4rth?

J) Can you fold clothing on the creases?a) b) Pantsc) Blanket

III) CombingA) Possible Applications

a) Combing a shaitel (many poskim say it is )b) Unraveling

IV) - dyeing

A) When was it used in the mishkan?B) 3 Levels

a) - Permanentb) - Temporary c) Very Brief

(1) Painting a house - (2) Childrens spoon that changes color in food & makeup - (3) Photo-gray lenses

(a) Other reasons why these lenses are permissible(i) Regular function similar to door not called Boneh(ii) Not called coloring since the color is continuously dependent on

the exposure to the sun.(iii) It is indirect coloring by the sun/going indoors(iv)The purpose of the lense is to darken the shade of the glass not to

colorit.

1. - Also says it is some of thereasons overlap

a. - + =

b. Not like the

c. Notd) There is no of of removing colore) Coloring food

(1) as food is foods are exempt from the prohibition of essentially meant for eating for aesthetic value. However, if something isbeing added exclusively to enhance the color (food coloring) but not alsofor flavor then the act is as it is called . If it is also enhancing theflavor (coffee, tea, chocolate syrup) as well as changing the color it ispermissible.


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(2) brings the strict opinion brought in the Poskim (it is not brought in the Rishonim at all) suggest first put in chocolatepowder or tea essence not to color the liquid

f) Makeup is it ever permissible?

(1) - Even if it is colored powder can be-. (Unless itis oil based b/c then it will stick to the skin).

(a) - Shain Dee Cosmetics - to use with fourconditions:(i) Face must be dry

(ii) Must have the powder already scraped before(iii) Only with a brush(iv)Can not mix the colors

(b) - Argues with R Moshe, since she isintending for coloring her face - even though it is brief - it can not be

.(c) Conclusion

(i) - Apply 24 hour makeup from before

(ii) - May be room to be with this special makeupand special conditions (will not help for lipstick and most othernon-powder forms of makeup) and not everyone does this.

V) Spinning fibers into threads

A) Practical application a) Spinning tzitzis strings that unraveledb) Taking a cotton ball and making it into a wick

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