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MB3 108b: Rocks, Beams, Unfinished Hides and Bones on Shabbos (308:22-27)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

To use a block of wood as a cover or to hold a door, it needs to be designated for that use before Shabbos, otherwise it's muktzah because it's not their normal purpose. Is it enough just to designate it for this use for Shabbos only? Verbal vs. mental designation. Using a tree branch cut off before Shabbos. Dried animal hides on Shabbos.

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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