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  1. Playing Football on Shabbos

    Question: Are our children allowed to play football in the back garden on Shabbos?   Answer: The Beis Yosef (OC 308) quotes opposing views as to whether one may play with a ball on Shabbos. The Shibolei Haleket (121) prohibit…

  2. Brushing Carpet on Shabbos

    Question: Is one allowed to brush a carpeted floor on Shabbos? Answer: There is a machlokes in the Gemara (Shabbos 95a) as to whether sweeping a dirt floor on Shabbos is assur mideoraisa or miderabanan. While Rambam (Sha…

  3. Shabbos Picnic

    Question: Is there any issue with having a picnic in a nearby park on Shabbos within the eruv ? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 336:3) writes that one may walk normally on wet or dry grass on Shabbos as one isn’t intending …

  4. Putting out the Bins on Yom Tov

    Question:  Can I take the bins out on Yom Tov to be emptied and bring them back afterwards? Answer: The Shulchan Aruch (OC 308:35) permits removing a chamber pot ( graf shel rei’i ) on Shabbos. Although rubbish is typically co…