Yesodos | Amira L'akum and Mimtzo Cheftzecha

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FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS OF HILCHOS AMIRA L’AKUM, MIMTZO CHEFTZECHA, SHTAREI HEDYOTOS, AND DABBER DAVAR

Explaining the fundamental principles and concepts in a short and clear style to be able to understand the complicated halachos of:

אמירה לעכו”ם - Amira L’akum

Asking or hiring a non-Jew to do melacha on Shabbos

ממצוא חפצך - Mimtzo Cheftzecha

Pursuing one’s personal pursuit

דבר דבר - Dabber Davar

What one is allowed to talk about on Shabbos

שטרי הדיוטית - Shtarei Hedyotos

What one is allowed to read on Shabbos

מקח וממכר - Mekach U’memkar

Buying and selling on Shabbos

שכר שבת - S’char Shabbos

The prohibition of receiving earnings from work done on Shabbos

· The lights are on in the succah when one wants to sleep, what could be done?

· If one's landscaper decides on his own to come on Shabbos, does one need to stop him?

· When asked, are you driving or flying to Toronto, how should one respond?

· How should one respond when asked, “Where did you buy that shirt?”

· Is it permitted to give a present will be used on Shabbos? What if the item will be used on Shabbos?

· Can a mashgiach, waiter, or babysitter be hired for Shabbos?

By Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Golding

Reviewed by Harav Yaakov Forchheimer shlit"a

Israel Bookshop Publications

2025-11-19