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(e) What problem(s) may one incur if they are drying dishes? What if
they are drying wine glasses?
(f) Can you wipe your hands if there is minimal liquid? Tablecloth?
(g) Someone who urinated on a pair of your pants – so you cannot bentch
– what can you do?
(h) Should I use a white cloth napkin to wipe up a wine spill? Why or
why not?
(i) Can I use clothing to wipe a water spill? Can I use a towel? Why or
why not?
(j) How do I clean up a spill? Order of operations – size of spill –
colored liquid or not – mop – towel – paper towel - # of towels
b) – שפשוףScrubbing
(1) How can you treat leather that got a stain? Can you scrub it? What if you
wet it?
c) – סחיטהWringing/squeezing
(1) How wet does something have to be to be a problem of ?סחיטה
(2) What is the difference between the prohibition of סחיטהof דשand מלבן
(a) Know them well
(b) Sucking shirt for juice and cleaning is a violation of…
E) Removing dust from garments
a) NOTE THE DIFFERENCE: Washing fabric with water is forbidden even if
the fabric is only slightly dirty (even clean fabric one should not soak) By
contrast dusting is only forbidden if the garment is significantly dirty ()מקפיד.
Your general attitude “would I wear this dusty clothing on a weekday”
determines whether you are allowed to remove it or not
b) Even when it is permissible to dust (slightly dusty) you cannot use a brush,
shake it vigorously, or rub it. You can brush it lightly with your hand, dry
cloth, or shake the clothing lightly.
F) Removing dirt if it will leave a stain
a) Moist vs. Dry – טוחןvs. מלבן
b) Can I use water to remove a stain? Seltzer?
c) Removing a stain (ex. mud) without water?
d) What if it is still partially dirty and I didn’t totally clean the stain?
(1) Note: If moist and will still leave a stain then you are permitted to remove
the dirt (cake etc) as long as you use one of the following methods
(a) Scrape dirt with fingernail
(b) Scrape it off with the back of a knife or spoon
(c) Wiping it off gently with a dry cloth
(d) Rubbing the reverse side of a garment until the dirt falls off
(2) Note: If the dirt dried up (but will still leave a stain) then the problem is
no longer one of מלבןrather is a problem of טוחן
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(2) יש צובע באוכלין – שער ציוןbrings the strict opinion brought in the Poskim –
(it is not brought in the Rishonim at all) suggest first put in chocolate
powder or tea essence not to color the liquid
f) Makeup – is it ever permissible?
(1) - Even if it is colored powder can be- . (Unless it
is oil based b/c then it will stick to the skin).
(a) - “Shain Dee Cosmetics” - to use with four
conditions:
(i) Face must be dry
(ii) Must have the powder already “scraped” before
(iii) Only with a brush
(iv)Can not mix the colors
(b) - Argues with R’ Moshe, since she is
intending for coloring her face - even though it is brief - it can not be
.
(c) Conclusion
(i) - Apply 24 hour makeup from before
(ii) - May be room to be מקילwith this special makeup
and special conditions (will not help for lipstick and most other
non-powder forms of makeup) and not everyone does this.
V) – טווהSpinning – fibers into threads
A) Practical application –
a) Spinning tzitzis strings that unraveled
b) Taking a cotton ball and making it into a wick