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Kosheir (Tying a Permanent Knot) - Breaking Down the 39 Melachot
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We’re breaking down the 39 Melachot of Shabbat. Enjoy quick, easy-to-understand videos with Rabbi Ezra Sarna, Director of OU Halacha. Stay tuned to learn more about the rest of the 39 Melachot and how they apply in our modern times!
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Your garbage bag is full on Shabbat and
you want to tie up the top to take it
outside so that it doesn't spill. Are you
allowed to take the whole top of the bag,
twist it and make a single knot?Or, are
you allowed to take the two ends and tie
a double knot? The same question is if you
have shoelaces that keep becoming undone. Are
you allowed to tie a double knot on top so that
they don't become undone on Shabbat? And lastly,
are you allowed to make a necktie on Shabbat?
The kind of necktie that's an actual knot,
not the kind that when you remove one side,
the whole thing unravels. The answer is one of
the melachot of Shabas is the melacha of Kosheir,
which means tying a permanent knot. And therefore,
you are not allowed to take the top of the garbage
bag and simply make one big knot at the top. You
cannot take the two ends of a garbage bag and
tie a double knot. You cannot tie a double knot
on your shoes on Shabbat. And you cannot make
a necktie, even if you're going to take it out
afterwards, if it's the kind that does not
unravel when you pull out one of the ends.