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Shabbat · Orach Chaim 277

Feeding Animals on Shabbat

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Is it permitted to open a door in the normal manner when a lit candle is placed directly behind it (against the wall behind the door) and the wind could extinguish it?

6 opinions across 2 eras

Opening Door Near Candle

Is it permitted to close a door that is already open facing a lit candle placed behind that door?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Closing Door Near Candle

Is it permitted to open a door when a candle is fixed to the wall directly behind the door (such that opening the door would knock against the wall near the candle)?

3 opinions

Door Fixed-to-Wall Candle

Is it permitted to open or close a door when a candle is fixed to the door itself (where the oil moves closer or farther from the wick with each movement)?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Candle Fixed to the Door

Is it permitted to open a door facing a bonfire (medura) that is near the door, even in a normal wind?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Opening Door Near Bonfire

If one forgot a candle on a board before Shabbat, may one tilt the board on Shabbat so the candle falls off?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Tilting Board with Forgotten…

If a candle was deliberately placed on a board before Shabbat, does the board become muktze (a beis la'davar ha'asur) and may it not be moved?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Board Deliberately Used as C…

Is it permitted to touch (but not move) the synagogue menorah while candles are burning on it?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Touching Synagogue Menorah

May a Shabbat lamp be placed on a tree before Shabbat to burn there during Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Placing Lamp on Tree

Is it permitted to place an overturned earthenware bowl over a burning lamp on Shabbat to prevent fire from spreading to the ceiling beam?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Protecting from Fire Spread