834. Saving Clothes From a Fire

Shabbos 23:25

If person saves a loaf of fine flour from a fire, he may not return to save a loaf of coarse flour. If he saved a loaf of coarse flour, he may return to save a loaf of fine flour. If Yom Kippur falls on a Friday, one may save on Yom Kippur the food that he will need for Shabbos but one may not save on Shabbos for Yom Kippur. It goes without saying that one may not save on Shabbos for yom tov or for the next Shabbos. As far as clothing goes, one may put on as many garments as he can wear at one time, and wrap himself in all the cloaks he can, then remove them and go back for more. He may also instruct others to come and save clothes for themselves, and they may act likewise. As with food, the clothes that others save belong to them because they are acquiring property that is otherwise ownerless.

Shabbos 23:26

One may save all Holy Scriptures in one courtyard by transferring them to another courtyard in the same alley. This may be done even if an eiruv was not made so long as the alley has three walls and a vertical pole. This is only permitted if the texts are written in the Hebrew language using the “Assyrian” script (Ksav Ashuris, the Hebrew script we use). If they are written in any other language or in any other script, they may not be saved even if there is an eiruv. Even during the week it is prohibited to read from such texts. Rather, they should be left out so that they will become ruined on their own. [Note: The prohibition against Torah texts in other languages no longer applies.]