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Makeh B’Patish (Completing) - 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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The lens of your glasses pops out on
Shabbat. Are you allowed to pop them back in?
If the arm of your glasses got twisted or the
nose piece of your glasses got bent out of shape,
are you allowed to bend them back into shape?
If you have a hanger for your clothing and the
hanger got bent out of shape, are you allowed to
bend the hanger so that it will hang properly?
And let's say you have a safety pin that you're
using for your clothing and the needle got bent;
are you allowed to bend it back into shape
to be able to pin your clothes together?
One of the Melachot of Shabbos is the Melacha of
Makeh B’Patish, which means doing the final blow,
the final action to perfect an item. So, in
all of these cases, you're not allowed to pop
the lens back into your glasses, to bend the arm
of your glasses, the nose piece of your glasses,
to bend the top of a hanger, to bend the
needle of the clothespin. All of those
actions will complete and perfect the item,
and therefore they are not allowed on Shabbat.