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However, doing so is prohibited. And one may not fasten the pieces together forcefully, and if he fastens them, he is liable to bring a sin-offering for performing a labor prohibited by Torah law. Rabban Shimon ben Gamliel says: If it was loose and could be assembled with ease, it is permitted. R'
The Talmud relates: In the house of Rav Ḥama, Rava’s grandfather, there was a collapsible bed, similar to a weaver’s loom, and they would reassemble it on a Festival. One of the rabbis said to Rava: What is your opinion? Do you hold that this is allowed because it is building in an atypical manne
Mishnah: One may place a vessel beneath the oil lamp in order to receive burning sparks of oil that fall from the lamp so that they will not cause a fire. And he may not place water into the vessel because he thereby extinguishes the sparks.
Talmud: The Talmud asks: How is it permitted to position this vessel to receive the sparks, doesn’t he thereby negate the vessel’s preparedness? It is no longer prepared for any use on Shabbat as the sparks accord it set-aside status. The opinion that negating the preparedness of a vessel is prohi
And we also learned in the Mishnah that one may not place water into the vessel situated beneath the candle because he thereby extinguishes the sparks. The Talmud remarks: Is that to say that we learned an unattributed Mishnah in accordance with the opinion of R' Yosei, who said that even an action