1)Water which is palatable to most people without any additional filtering, may be filtered on Shabbos even if a pitcher or another specially designed utensil for this purpose is utilized.
Likewise, a faucet with a built in filter may be used on Shabbos, provided that the water is palatable to most people from the tap sans the filter. (Obviously, if the mechanism in question is electric it may not be used on Shabbos at all)
The reason this is permitted is because since most people would drink the water even without the filtering, we consider it as if there is nothing at all mixed into the water and thus it isn't subject to Borer.(See Rama Siman 319:10)
2)However, a person who is extremely sensitive and will never drink unfiltered tap water, for that person, according to many Poskim, it is indeed prohibited to filter the water on Shabbos. (Based on the Pri Megadim quoted in the Biur Halacha Siman 319:10 Dibur Hamaschil Hoi'yel U'reUyin. This is also how Maran Rav Yosef Shalom Elyashiv Shlita and Rav Shmuel Wosner shlita rule.)
Other Poskim maintain that even such a person may filter the water on Shabbos as to determine if something is a mixture we look at how most people perceive it and not how any one individual perceives it. (Ruling of Rav Nissim Karelitz Shlita quoted in Orchos Shabbos page 141, footnote 38)
For Halacha L'ma'aseh, of course, a Rav must be consulted.
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QUESTION & ANSWER CORNER
Reader Submitted Questions of interest on topics related to Halachos we covered, as well as other interesting topic and Answers. Taken from the Q & A pages on the Halacha For Today website.
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Reader's Question:
Why is it that some people place a sefer face-down on the table to keep the place? My understanding is that this is forbidden. Can you tell me the source(s) for this halacha?
Answer:
You are 100% correct that it is prohibited to place a Sefer face down. See Rama Yoreh Deah Siman 282:5.
Unfortunately, many people are lax in this and other halachos that pertain to treating Seforim with proper respect. ( See also Ta"z to Yoreh Deah Siman 271:8. and Biur Halachah Siman 83 Dibur HaMaschil Ain)
CHIZUK CORNER
As a Zechus for the Refuah Shelaima of one of the Gedolei HaDor, the Telzer Rosh Yeshiva , HaRav Chaim Stein Shlita, R' Chaim Yaakov ben Chasya Miriam, B'soch Sha'ar Cholei Yisroel, we will B'Ezras Hashem post here each day a short inspirational thought to help us all improve our lives and grow in our service of our Father in heaven, HaKadosh Baruch Hu.
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Chizuk For Today:
My dear brothers and sisters,
The holy Tzaddik R' Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin writes (in Sefer Tzidkas HaTzadik 154):
"Just as one must believe in Hashem, so too, one must believe in themselves!"
R' Tzadok goes on to say that Hashem cares so much about YOU that He is "busy" with YOU.
What YOU do makes a difference to Hashem in a BIG way. Hashem derives pleasure (K'Vyachol) from YOU when you do ratzon (the will of) Hashem!
It says in The Pasuk (Parshas Yisro 19:9) Hashem said to Moshe that after Kabalas HaTorah, the Jews will "Believe in you [Moshe] too", and it says in this week's Parsha (B'Shalach 14:31) that the Jews feared Hashem and believed in Hashem and in Moshe, the servant of Hashem.
R' Tzadok explains that Moshe was the embodiment of the entire Klal Yisroel; There was a little piece of every Jew's Neshama in Moshe's exalted Neshama. Therefore, what the Torah is telling us is that each and every Jew must believe in Moshe i.e. each Jew must believe in themselves!
The Yetzer Hara wants us to think bad about ourselves. The Yetzer Hara wants us to think of ourselves as small and incapable people. The Yetzer hara wants us to be depressed and unforgiving of our past. the Yetzer Hara doesnt want us to believe in ourselves!
That is NOT what Hashem wants! Hashem wants us to BELIEVE in our strengths, our capabilities, our ability to overcome evil and achieve greatness,
Each and every one of us, no matter how far we have fallen, CAN ACHIEVE GREATNESS!
Each and every one of us, no matter how deep we have sinned, CAN BE AS RIGHTEOUS AS MOSHE RABBEINU!
Each and every one of us has a piece of G-d in our Neshama!
We all believe in Hashem! We must all start believeing in ourselves!
We can all be great, not despite our past failings, but BECAUSE of our past failings!
"Shiva Yipol Tzaddik V'Kam- A Tzaddik falls seven times and gets up"(Mishlei 24:16).
The greatness is not despite the 7 falls, it is a result of the 7 falls!
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