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We have spent several days discussing the laws of Muktzeh - items with no obvious purpose on Shabbat. Consider a pen. We are not allowed to write on Shabbat. Should…

Today we continue our exploration of the rules of Muktzeh - items that cannot be moved on Shabbat. The Rabbis cannot agree on what makes something Muktzeh or not. Some…

We continue our discussion of Muktzeh, items that are not normally used on Shabbat. Perhaps in my haste to catch up to the cycle today, I have read too many…

The modern science of thermodynamics (the study of heat and heat transfer) really kicked off in the 19th Century with the desire to make steam engines more powerful and efficient.…

Yesterday we discussed the importance of the public bathhouse. Public bathhouses are public and they imply public nudity, at least single-sex public nudity. If you could not access the public…

If I feel dirty or just want a relaxing soak, I walk a few feet to my bathroom and I have a shower and bath waiting for me. Thanks to…

When I was a little kid, my older brother and I would take a magnifying glass into the hot South Texas Summer and try to start fires on leaves by…

Whether an act is permitted or not frequently tuns on whether we intended to do the act or not. Today's Daf begins with the case of uncooked food on a…

My wife makes the most delicious minestrone. My wife is a foodie in general and an excellent cook who can come into a kitchen, see what is available and whip…

If you called me "nice" in the Middle Ages, I probably would have to challenge you to a duel, or perhaps sucker punch you! "Nice" entered English in the late…