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Sotair (Destroying) - 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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Are you allowed to take a picture off of the
wall to show it to your friend on Shabbat?
What about if there's a spill in your fridge? Are
you allowed to remove one of the drawers in order
to clean it? And finally, let's say you have a
leaf in your dining room table and you want to
remove the leaf in order to create more space.
Are you allowed to do that on Shabbat? One of
the Melachot of Shabbat is the Melacha of Sotair,
which means destroying. This does not apply to the
fridge because the drawers are meant to be easily
taken out and put back in. That's part of their
function. When it comes to the pictures that are
hanging on the wall, they're very loosely hanging
on a nail. They're not considered part of the
wall, and therefore you're allowed to take them
off and put them back on. When it comes to leaves
in a dining room table, it really depends. If the
leaf is simply a board and doesn't have pegs that
firmly connect it to the other parts of the table,
then yes, you're allowed to remove it from your
table. However, if the leaf has pegs that firmly
connect it to the other parts of the table,
then you're not allowed to remove it on Shabbat.