EPISODE · Mar 18, 2026 · 29 MIN
Bishul B'Davar Sheino Ochel
from Hilchos Shabbos | Rabbi Meir Finkelstein (Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh) · host Yeshivat Kerem B'Yavneh
AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information): 1. *Ma’aseh Shabbat rulings* — There is a three-way dispute among the *Tannaim* regarding benefit from a *melacha* performed on *Shabbat*: *Rabbi Meir* permits it on *Shabbat* if done *beshogeg* (unintentionally); *Rabbi Yehuda* permits it only after *Shabbat* if done *beshogeg*; and *Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar* prohibits it forever for the transgressor even if done *beshogeg*. 2. *Psak and necessity* — The *Shulchan Aruch* (318:1) follows *Rabbi Yehuda*, but the *Vilna Gaon* rules like *Rabbi Meir*; in cases of great need (*makom tzorech*), one may rely on the *Gra*. 3. *B'kdei sheyeasu requirement* — *Rashi* holds that when food becomes permitted on *Motzaei Shabbat*, one must wait the amount of time it takes to perform that action (*b’kdei sheyeasu*), whereas the *Rambam* (Hilchot Shabbat) generally does not require this for *bishul*. 4. *D'rabbanan leniency* — The *Vilna Gaon* and *Biur Halacha* clarify that for a *shogeg* violation of a rabbinic prohibition (*issur d’rabbanan*), such as turning on most modern lights, one may follow the lenient view of *Rabbi Meir*. 5. *Non-food cooking* — Performing *bishul* on non-food items, such as hardening a wooden peg or heating tar, constitutes a Torah prohibition of *mevashel* according to the *Gemara* (Shabbat 74b). 6. *Defining bishul* — *Rashi* defines *bishul* as softening a hard substance, while the *Rambam* (Perek Tet) rules that both softening a hard object and hardening a soft object (such as metal or clay) are included in the *melacha*. 7. *Residual moisture* — The *Mordechai* suggests that cooking a wooden peg is prohibited because it boils the absorbed water within; this is the basis for the *halacha* that one cannot place a frozen *challah* with visible frost on a hot plate. 8. *Intention in bishul* — There is a seemingly contradictory *Gemara* regarding *bishul akum*; however, the *Ramban* and *Ritva* explain that on *Shabbat*, even an unintended but inevitable result (*psik reisha*) is prohibited, whereas the rabbis were less stringent regarding *bishul akum* when the intent was merely to harden a vessel.
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AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information): 1. *Ma’aseh Shabbat rulings* — There is a three-way dispute among the *Tannaim* regarding benefit from a *melacha* performed on *Shabbat*: *Rabbi Meir* permits it on *Shabbat* if done *beshogeg* (unintentionally); *Rabbi Yehuda* permits it only after *Shabbat* if done *beshogeg*; and *Rabbi Yochanan HaSandlar* prohibits it forever for the transgressor even if done *beshogeg*. 2. *Psak and necessity* — The *Shulchan Aruch* (318:1) follows *Rabbi Yehuda*, but the *Vilna Gaon* rules like *Rabbi Meir*; in cases of great need (*makom tzorech*), one may rely on the *Gra*. 3. *B'kdei sheyeasu requirement* — *Rashi* holds that when food becomes permitted on *Motzaei Shabbat*, one must wait the amount of time it takes to perform that action (*b’kdei sheyeasu*), whereas the *Rambam* (Hilchot Shabbat) generally does not require this for *bishul*. 4. *D'rabbanan leniency* — The *Vilna Gaon* and *Biur Halacha* clarify that for a *shogeg* violation of a rabbinic prohibition (*issur d’rabbanan*), such as turning on most modern lights, one may follow the lenient view of *Rabbi Meir*. 5. *Non-food cooking* — Performing *bishul* on non-food items, such as hardening a wooden peg or heating tar, constitutes a Torah prohibition of *mevashel* according to the *Gemara* (Shabbat 74b). 6. *Defining bishul* — *Rashi* defines *bishul* as softening a hard substance, while the *Rambam* (Perek Tet) rules that both softening a hard object and hardening a soft object (such as metal or clay) are included in the *melacha*. 7. *Residual moisture* — The *Mordechai* suggests that cooking a wooden peg is prohibited because it boils the absorbed water within; this is the basis for the *halacha* that one cannot place a frozen *challah* with visible frost on a hot plate. 8. *Intention in bishul* — There is a seemingly contradictory *Gemara* regarding *bishul akum*; however, the *Ramban* and *Ritva* explain that on *Shabbat*, even an unintended but inevitable result (*psik reisha*) is prohibited, whereas the rabbis were less stringent regarding *bishul akum* when the intent was merely to harden a vessel.
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