We will now, B'Ezras Hashem, move on to another of the thirty nine Melachos of Shabbos, the Halachos of Borer, sorting.
These Halachos are extremely important as hardly a Shabbos goes by where the need to sort isn't present, and many times unfortunately a simple lack of information causes people to sort in a prohibited way.
Once these Halachos are learned, however, it will be very simple to sort in a permissible way and thus avoid Chilul Shabbos Chas V'Shalom.
1) If one has a mixture of food and waste, the waste may never be removed from the food, as removing waste from food is the quintessential Melacha of Borer.
If, however, a) the food is removed from the waste it will be permissible if two other conditions are present:
b) It is removed with one's bare hands without utilizing a utensil.
c) It is removed with the intent of eating the food immediately.
2) Only if all three of the above conditions are met is Borer permissible, as it then is considered "Derech Achilah, the normal way of eating" and not "Derech Borer, the way of sorting" (See Mishna Berura in his introduction to Siman 319)
The above is Hilchos Borer in a nutshell. Over the next few weeks we will, B'Ezras Hashem, delve into many more intricate aspects, exceptions, and examples etc. of the above.
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Is it muktzah to wear a digital watch on shabbos?
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As long as you don't press any of the buttons, it is permissible to wear the watch on Shabbos.
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Rav Yisrael Ba'al Shem Tov, founder of the Chasidic movement
"The term 'hiding' generally implies that one does not know where the other person is. However, if one knows that the person is on the other side of the obstacle, and he merely cannot see him, he is not truly hidden. Thus, when Hashem tells us, 'I will hide my face that day,' He is encouraging us for He is saying: Even though I am not visible I am standing close by."
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