D'var Halacha

This shiur continues discussing the melacha of boneh, focusing on when a temporary addition to a permanent structure is assur or mutar. It differentiates between removable wooden panels or doors without hinges versus a visible hinge or other sign that the opening is an ordinary door.

This shiur continues discussing a temporary mechitzah, specifically as it relates to being matir tashmish hamittah. It defines the practical size of a bookcase in order for it to be considered a separate reshus. In a related discussion, it also addresses the halachic permissibility of changing a child’s diaper in the presence of seforim.

This shiur continues the discussion about a temporary mechitzah in front of seforim or the like, specifically in order to permit tashmish hamittah. It also discusses the other way to cover the seforim, which is to store them in a kli b’soch kli or within a separate reshus.

This shiur discusses the issur derabanan of creating a temporary mechitzah on Shabbos; specifically, that it is assur when the mechitzah is being matir something which would otherwise be assur.        

This shiur continues in the melacha of boneh, discussing the validity of a mechitzah that moves in a ruach metzuyah (regular wind), and whether minimal swaying makes it pasul or if it remains kosher unless it moves at least three tefachim. This machlokes applies to sukkah as well as to boneh. The shiur also discusses […]

Summary Shiur #789 This shiur continues discussing the melacha of boneh, specifically discussing the distinction between binyan kavua and binyan arai as it applies to temporary tents and partitions. It defines the concept of mechitzah hamateres, which is when the partition allows for an action to occur, and how that applies this melacha.