EPISODE · Mar 13, 2026 · 40 MIN
Hagasa(Stirring a Pot) and Scooping from a Pot
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. *Defining Hagasa* — The act of *hagasa* (stirring) is a forbidden step in the *bishul* process on *Shabbat*, as established in the *Gemara* (*Beitzah 34a* and *Shabbat 18b*). 2. *Conceptualizing the Isur* — While *Rashi* views stirring as a direct act of cooking, the *Rambam* classifies it as *mitzorechei habishul* (needs of the cooking process), comparing it to *schita* (squeezing) in the laundering process. 3. *Ladling as Hagasa* — Most *Rishonim*, including the *Rashba*, *Ran*, and *Rosh*, assume that *hotza’ah b’kaf* (ladling food out of a pot) is halachically equivalent to stirring and is generally restricted. 4. *Cooking Status Matters* — According to the *Rashba*, there is no *isur* of *hagasa* once food reaches the state of *ma’achal ben drusai*; however, we follow the *Rambam* and *Tosafot* who hold that the restriction remains until the food is *mevushal kol tzorcho* (fully cooked). 5. *On vs. Off the Fire* — The *Rambam* only prohibits ladling when the pot is still on the fire; the *Shulchan Aruch* and *Mishnah Berurah* clarify that even a *kli rishon* removed from the heat is subject to certain restrictions against stirring. 6. *The Kolbo’s Chumra* — The *Kolbo* presents a stringent view that stirring is prohibited even for fully cooked food as long as it remains on the fire, a position the *Sha’ar Hatziyun* finds difficult to reconcile with the principle of *ein bishul achar bishul*. 7. *Practical Ladling Rules* — Per the *Mishnah Berurah*, the *ikar hadin* (core law) allows stirring fully cooked food, but we adopt a *chumra* for stirring on the fire; however, one may certainly ladle from a fully cooked pot that has been removed from the fire. 8. *Crockpot Solutions* — For a Friday night *cholent* where the pot cannot be removed due to *hachzara* concerns, the *Chazon Ish* permits ladling directly from the heat if the food is *mevushal kol tzorcho* and no other option exists.
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AI-Generated Summary (AI can be inaccurate. Check important information): 1. *Defining Hagasa* — The act of *hagasa* (stirring) is a forbidden step in the *bishul* process on *Shabbat*, as established in the *Gemara* (*Beitzah 34a* and *Shabbat 18b*). 2. *Conceptualizing the Isur* — While *Rashi* views stirring as a direct act of cooking, the *Rambam* classifies it as *mitzorechei habishul* (needs of the cooking process), comparing it to *schita* (squeezing) in the laundering process. 3. *Ladling as Hagasa* — Most *Rishonim*, including the *Rashba*, *Ran*, and *Rosh*, assume that *hotza’ah b’kaf* (ladling food out of a pot) is halachically equivalent to stirring and is generally restricted. 4. *Cooking Status Matters* — According to the *Rashba*, there is no *isur* of *hagasa* once food reaches the state of *ma’achal ben drusai*; however, we follow the *Rambam* and *Tosafot* who hold that the restriction remains until the food is *mevushal kol tzorcho* (fully cooked). 5. *On vs. Off the Fire* — The *Rambam* only prohibits ladling when the pot is still on the fire; the *Shulchan Aruch* and *Mishnah Berurah* clarify that even a *kli rishon* removed from the heat is subject to certain restrictions against stirring. 6. *The Kolbo’s Chumra* — The *Kolbo* presents a stringent view that stirring is prohibited even for fully cooked food as long as it remains on the fire, a position the *Sha’ar Hatziyun* finds difficult to reconcile with the principle of *ein bishul achar bishul*. 7. *Practical Ladling Rules* — Per the *Mishnah Berurah*, the *ikar hadin* (core law) allows stirring fully cooked food, but we adopt a *chumra* for stirring on the fire; however, one may certainly ladle from a fully cooked pot that has been removed from the fire. 8. *Crockpot Solutions* — For a Friday night *cholent* where the pot cannot be removed due to *hachzara* concerns, the *Chazon Ish* permits ladling directly from the heat if the food is *mevushal kol tzorcho* and no other option exists.
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