Monthly Archive: June 2026

Review the גמרא דף מה. “א”ל אין מוקצה לר”ש אלא שמן שבנר until “אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל אין מוקצה לר”ש אלא גרוגרות וצימוקים 

Which oil from a lantern is Muktzah according to ר”ש ?

Learn תוס’ “אלא

See צל”ח דף מד. על רש'”י “חוץ מן הנר

https://www.sefaria.org/Tziyyun_LeNefesh_Chayyah_on_Shabbat.44a.4?lang=en

What’s the Gemara conclusion as to why ר”ש agrees that the oil from lantern is Muktzah?

See Rashi 

Learn ח’ ריטב”א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14349&st=&pgnum=208

When and where does a תנאי – condition help to make an item not Muktzah?

Learn תוס’ “ואם that a condition only works by סוכה רעועה

And see תוס’ דף מד. “שבנר

Learn ר”ן דף מד. “והא דמסקינן and ח’ ר”ן דף מה who brings the opinion of the רמב”ן that a תנאי – condition always works.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37953&st=&pgnum=591

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=40873&st=&pgnum=57

See בית יוסף ס’ רע”ט who brings the opinion of the ריב”ש that a condition does not work. 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14265&st=&pgnum=469

Learn the גמרא דף מה. “א”ל אין מוקצה לר”ש אלא שמן שבנר  until “אמר רב יהודה אמר שמואל אין מוקצה לר”ש אלא גרוגרות וצימוקים 

Which oil from a lantern is Muktzah according to ר”ש ?

Learn תוס’ “אלא

See צל”ח דף מד. על רש'”י “חוץ מן הנר

https://www.sefaria.org/Tziyyun_LeNefesh_Chayyah_on_Shabbat.44a.4?lang=en

What’s the Gemara conclusion as to why ר”ש agrees that the oil from lantern is Muktzah?

See Rashi 

Learn ח’ ריטב”א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14349&st=&pgnum=207

When and where does a תנאי – condition help to make an item not Muktzah?

Learn תוס’ “ואם that a condition only works by סוכה רעועה

And see תוס’ דף מד. “שבנר

Learn ר”ן דף מד. “והא דמסקינן and ח’ ר”ן דף מה who brings the opinion of the רמב”ן that a תנאי – condition always works.

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=37953&st=&pgnum=591

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=40873&st=&pgnum=57

See בית יוסף ס’ רע”ט who brings the opinion of the ריב”ש that a condition does not work. 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14265&st=&pgnum=469

Learn the גמרא דף מה. “בעי מיניה until “ולית ליה

Learn תוס’ “היכא

Learn תוס’ “אלא

Very quickly review the גמרא דף מה. “והא בעו מיניה (seven lines from the top of the Amud) until בעי מיניה 

Rav says for a שעת הדחק one can rely on Rebbe Shimon opinion that we don’t say מיגו דאתקצאי   

What is the level of שעת הדחק that would qualify to permit this?

Rashi says – סכנה 

What type of danger?

The ריטב”א דף מה. “כדאי – a monetary danger or physical injury. 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14349&st=&pgnum=206

The ח’ רע”א says it has to have some remote chance of fatality. 

Learn the מגן אברהם ס’ רע”ט ס”ק א  who brings two different opinions in regards to the level of danger. 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=66

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=67

See פרי מגדים אשל אברהם ס”ק א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41248&st=&pgnum=175

And משנה ברורה ס”ק א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60388&st=&pgnum=123

Learn רב ניסן גאון on the side of the Gemara for an entirely new explanation of the case of שעת הדחק 

Major Question:

Even if we rely on Rebbe Shimon that only tells us that we don’t say מיגו דאתקצאי and the menorah does not remain in state of Muktza as if it was lit. 

But it should still be prohibited to move the menorah as it is at least a כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור?  

Continue learning the גמרא דף מה. “בעי מיניה until “ולית ליה

Learn תוס’ “היכא

Learn תוס’ “אלא

Quickly review the גמרא דף מה. “הכי נמי מסתברא (top of the Amud) until בעי מיניה 

Learn תוס’ הכי נמי

Questions:

If it’s a real danger to keep the menorah outside why do we need to rely on Rebbe Shimon opinion? It should be permitted even according to Rebbe Yehuda?

Learn ריטב”א דף מה. “כדאי

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14349&st=&pgnum=206

Learn ח’ רע”א 

Learn תוס’ “מקמי 

Learn שולחן ערוך אורח חיים ס’ רע”ט סע’ א

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=66

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=14325&st=&pgnum=67

And the מגן אברהם ס”ק א 

See פרי מגדים אשל אברהם ס”ק א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41248&st=&pgnum=175

And משנה ברורה ס”ק א 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60388&st=&pgnum=123

Major Question:

Even if we rely on Rebbe Shimon that only tells us that we don’t say מיגו דאתקצאי  and the menorah does not remain in state of Muktza as if it was lit. 

But it should still be prohibited to move the menorah as it is at least a כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור?  

Learn the גמרא דף מה. “הכי נמי מסתברא (top of the Amud) until בעי מיניה 

Learn תוס’ הכי נמי

Questions:

If it’s a real danger to keep the menorah outside why do we need to rely on Rebbe Shimon opinion? It should be permitted even according to Rebbe Yehuda?

Learn תוס’ “מקמי 

Major Question:

Even if we rely on Rebbe Shimon that only tells us that we don’t say מיגו דאתקצאי – the menorah does not remain in state of Muktza as if it was lit. 

But it should still be prohibited to move the menorah as it is at least a כלי שמלאכתו לאיסור?  

Quickly review the רמ”א ס’ ש”י סע’ ז with the משנה ברורה ס”ק כט-לא 

And שער הציון אות כח

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60388&st=&pgnum=232

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=60388&st=&pgnum=233

See פרי מגדים אשל אברהם ס”ק ז 

https://hebrewbooks.org/pdfpager.aspx?req=41248&st=&pgnum=195

Write the answers to the following scenarios 

• If one discovers money on Shabbos inside the pocket of his pants does he need to shake the money out before continuing to walk?
• What if the money was left intentionally?
• What is the Halacha of money was left inside a shirt pocket?
• May one move a desk in which the drawer contains Muktzah? 
• Does it matter in the value of the Muktzah item in the drawer?
• In a case where there is a Muktzah item in the drawer and a non Muktza item is on the top of the desk. May one move the desk?

Learn the גמרא דף מה. “הכי נמי מסתברא (top of the Amud) until בעי מיניה 

Learn תוס’ הכי נמי

Learn תוס’ “מקמי