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MB3 146b: Wiping Water off Tablecloths on Shabbos (320:18)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Sponges with handles on Shabbos (cont'd).

Plugging a barrel containing water with a cloth has an additional issue of libun besides the possible squeezing issue.

Removing liquid from a tablecloth using a utensil must be done without pressing down.

Squeezing out one's hair is asur midrabbanan.

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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