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M'sarteit (Scoring) - 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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You're in the middle of a good book on Shabbat,
and you want to fold the top corner of the page
to save your place. Are you allowed to do that
on Shabbat? And if you're setting your table and
you want to fold napkins to make them look more
beautiful, are you allowed to do that on Shabbat?
One of the Melachot of Shabbat is the Melacha of
M'sarteit, which means to score for the purposes
of cutting afterwards. The prohibition is only
when you're scoring in order to cut. But if
you're simply creasing something, not for the
sake of cutting it, then there is no problem.
So therefore, you are allowed to save your place
in the book by folding the top corner of a page.
And you are allowed to fold the napkin in order to
make it look more beautiful for the Shabbat table.