Rabbi Addresses Permissibility of Filling Floor Grooves with Sand on Shabbat
Translated & summarized from Behadrei Haredim by baba
Rabbi Yigal Cohen addressed whether filling a floor groove with sand on Shabbat is permissible under the Sabbath prohibition of 'boneh' (building). The ruling is part of a daily Halakha segment clarifying Jewish Sabbath laws. The discussion focuses on the specific act of repairing a floor with sand and its implications for Sabbath observance.
The story in 4 lines · by baba
- Rabbi Yigal Cohen discussed filling floor grooves with sand on Shabbat.
- The act is examined under the Sabbath prohibition of 'boneh' (building).
- The ruling is part of a daily Halakha segment.
- The discussion clarifies Sabbath observance laws.
Rabbi Yigal Cohen, head of the Yabia Omer institutions and a member of the Chief, discussed the Jewish Sabbath prohibition of 'boneh' (building) in relation to filling a groove in a floor with sand. The question posed concerns whether this act constitutes a violation of the Sabbath law, which forbids creative labor.
Rabbi Cohen's ruling, presented as part of a daily Halakha (Jewish law) segment, clarifies the application of the 'boneh' prohibition. The specific scenario involves repairing or filling a gap in a floor using sand, and its permissibility under the strictures of Shabbat observance.