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
52.a. If one finds oneself walking in reshuth ha-rabbim on Shabbath with something in one’s hand or pocket, one should act as follows:
1) One should not cease walking, even for an instant.
2) One should rid oneself of the object in a manner which one would not normally adopt, for example,
a) if the object is in one’s hand, one should not put it down, but should let it slip out, and
b) if it is in one’s pocket, one should turn the pocket inside out until the object drops out.
3) One should preferably leave the object where it falls, until after Shabbath.
52.b. The same rules apply
1) whether one was out on Friday afternoon and was unable to reach home before Shabbath commenced or
2) whether one realizes, while walking in reshuth ha- rabbim on Shabbath, that one has something in one’s hand or pocket.
