General Info
What is the source of Losh?
To make the dyes for the coverings of the Mishkan, they made the ground herbs into a paste
What is the definition of Losh?
Combining particles by mixing with a liquid
What case is prohibited from the Rabanan?
Making a thin, pourable mixture
What are valid shinuiim?
1. Reverse order
2. Mixing with criss-cross motion
3. Mixing with back of utensil
What must be the result of combining particles to be an Av Melacha?
Must become a thick, non-pourable mass
Why are you allowed to add oil or dressing to salad?
It doesn't combine into one mass
What are 3 the conditions for making baby cerreal?
1. Reverse the order from what you put in first on a weekday
2. Add enough liquid to make it pourable/thin
3. Mix with a shinuie
Give the two cases of Toldos.
1. Mixing gravel or dirt to make cement or clay
2. Combining particles that can still be seen individually
Why are you allowed to mix a powdered drink with water?
The particles don't combine, instead they dissolve
What other melacha do you need to be careful about when making egg salad or chopped liver?
Tochein
When is mashing a banana a problem of Losh?
If you add a liquid such as milk
Why do some Poskim allow you to mix egg salad or chopped liver in a regular way?
Losh does not apply to gidulei karka