Dirshu Mishnah Berurah (& Gemara)

שבת קנ.

A few lessons from the angels.

What types of things can an animal wear on שבת?שבת נא:-נב.

We were עבדים to Pharaoh in Mitzrayim. But that's not exactly today's topic. How do we explain the various (different) pesukim in the Torah about ensuring one's עבד keeps שבת?

What do they call a braid on the island?What is a "shaitel?" Find out all this and more in today's Mishnah Berurah shiur.שבת צד עמוד ב

What can be used as a button, and when?שבת סה.-סה:

May you tuck a key under your belt indoors?How do we apply all the dinim we saw in שג to nowadays?שבת סד: אמר רבתוס' שם ד"ה רבי ענני

May one walk outside with a cotton ball or insole in their shoe for comfort?What about a pepper in their mouth to help with their breath?המשנה סד: ותוס' שם ד"ה ובלבד שלא תתןתוס' נז. ד"ה במה

What's the difference between Zachor and Shamor? How does that effect our שבת experience?

Who else was on "shpilkes" for this episode to drop? Today we deal with some practical ways to keep Yerushalayim on our minds, and different types of Tachshitin

What kind of mirrors can you shave your face with?A little bit from Rav Elchonon Wasserman about carrying stuff.שבת קמט.שבת נז.

Seif 11: My hands got dirty. What can I wipe them on? (hint: cow tails. Maybe also hand towels.)Seif 12: Drying dishes - when is thatassur because it could lead to wringing out the towel?רמב"ם הל' שבת כב:יט ומגיד משנה שם (ראה גם תוספתא שבת יז:ה וב"י שב:יא)(Free easy way to remember סעיף יא - it's 11, and it deals with two tails. So imagine the two 1's as tails. For יב, all I have so far is "YouBetter come up with a better mnemonic for this one about drying dishes")

If getting a בגד wet constitutes laundering it, why can we dry our hands on towels?Can we? Click "play" to find out.טור ובית יוסף שב סעיף י(Easy way to remember: Seif Yud is Ten, so remember "Towel.")

Continuing in the sugya.משנה שבת קמב:תוספות שבת קיא. ד"ה האי מסוכרייתא דנזייתא(Easy way to remember the Seif: it's סעיף ט, and the key word is סמרטוט.)

A little Machshava to take us into שבת. What do the 3 meals represent and how does my Avodah change for each one? What was created on שבת and how do I tap into it? What does treating שבת like a Kallah actually look like?

Different substances are cleaned in different ways - rinsing, scrubbing, scraping, etc. How does one clean leather? Are there different types of leather? Does צרעת have any biological effects on leather? Come find out. זבחים צג: המשנה זבחים צד. אחד הבגד ואחד השק עד שכשוך מותר כיבוס אסור הרי"ף סוף פרק עשרים (תולין)

It's really, really important to get mud off your shoes and clothing before entering a shul. שבת קמא. אמר רב כהנא ורש"י שם

What if there's mud on your shoes? Should one clean it off before entering a shul? (A: Yes!) But how? Come find out. סעיף ד: שבת קמא. המשנה סעיף ה: שבת קמ. מסתמך ואזיל רב אחא בר יוסף סעיף ו: שבת קמא. אמר אביי ואיתימא רב יהודה ותוס' שם ד"ה דילמא

What do straw, fiber and possibly a clothing tag have in common? גמרא שבת עה: וקיג.

Introduction plus the below: If you get some dust or water on your coat on שבת, may you shake it off? משנה ברורה הלכות שבת סימן שב סעיף א גמרא שבת קמו:-קמז. אמר רב הונא