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Laws Relating to Squeezing Fruit (86)

Chapter 5

Laws Relating to Squeezing Fruit on Shabbath and Yom Tov

2.a. No fruit may be squeezed either

1) into an empty vessel or

2) into a liquid.

2.b.This prohibition applies regardless of whether the fruit is squeezed

1) by means of an instrument or

2) by hand.

2.c. Common examples are

1) squeezing lemons,

2) squeezing oranges,

3) squeezing the juice out of shredded carrots and

4) chopping up fruit to such an extent that it becomes liquefied.

 

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“Shabbos is capable of having mercy upon us, and Hakadosh Baruch Hu will gather us from our exile. And were Yisrael to observe two Shabbasos properly, they would immediately be redeemed” (Zohar Chadas, Vayeshev)