Chapter 18
Specific Laws Relating to the Transfer of Objects from One Place to Another on Shabbath, Where There Is No Eiruv
Specific laws relating to the transfer of objects from one place to another on Yom Tov are dealt with in Chapter 19.
MISCELLANEOUS RULES CONCERNING
THE TRANSFER OF OBJECTS
47.b. A handkerchief may be carried in one of the following ways.
1) It may be wrapped around the neck, like a scarf.
a) If it is too small to wind like a scarf, one should at least tie the ends at the neck and not leave them hanging free.
b) As explained in Chapter 15, paragraph 52, the ends may even be tied with an ordinary knot.
2) It may be used as a belt for a garment which is not already secured or supported by a belt or by some other means.
3) According to some authorities, it can be wound around one’s sleeve to hold one’s shirt cuffs together, as in paragraph 32 above.
4) It can serve as a garter, as in paragraph 32 above.
5) It may be firmly sewn into a pocket before Shabbath, so that it becomes part of the garment.
a) The use of a safety pin to attach the handkerchief to the pocket is insufficient.
b) Should the handkerchief be of linen, one must be careful not to sew it into a woolen garment, because of the prohibition against wearing a mixture of wool and linen (shaatnez).
6) Where
a) it is not possible to adopt any of the above methods and
b) one badly needs a handkerchief, as when one has a severe cold,
one may go out into reshuth ha-rabbim with it inside one’s hat or wound around one’s wrist.
