Prohibitions from Nach
Taking a shabbos afternoon walk
Walking on shabbos should be different from the week - מעשות דרכיך
Permitted
From Nach - מדברי סופרים וקבלה
From the Rabbis - מדרבנן
What is Melacha?
Creative Acts
Accidentally leaning against the light switch
Inadvertent - מתעסק
פטור אבל אסור
Reading the Business News
Weekday activity - עובדה דחול
Focus on Hashem - ממצוא חפציך
Should not do this
Greeting Someone on Shabbos
Say "Good Shabbos" - ודבר דבר
שמור VS זכור
Negative commandments - שמור (Melachos)
Positive commandments - זכור (Kiddush, Havdalah, כבוד ועונג)
אבות VS תולדות
Avos - what was done in the Mishkan
Toldos - Same concept as the אב, but different action as Mishkan
Many people lifting a car
No one is able to do it on their own - חצי שיעור - would be אסור מדאורייתא
Saving a Life - פיקוח נפש - would be מותר
Buying and Selling Things
Weekday Activity - עובדה דחול
אסור
Comparing Cell Phone Prices
Focus on Hashem - ממצוא חפציך
Your talking on shabbos should be different from during the week - ודבר דבר
Should be avoided
מצרים VS בראשית
Hashem created the world once upon a time
Hashem constantly controls the world
What did the Melachos help accomplish? (3 categories)
Creating Bread
Creating Cloth
Creating Hides
Two people writing with one pen
Both are able to accomplish the task on their own - חצי שיעור/מלאכה
אסור מדרבנן
Leaving the TV on from before shabbos
Weekday Activity - עובדה דחול
Should not do this
Children Running around the Jungle Gym
Walking on shabbos should be different from during the week - מעשות דרכיך
Weekday Activity - עובדה דחול
Permitted
How do we learn the Melachos from the Torah?
Juxtaposition from the Mishkan
Examples of פעולה and תכלית by זורע
Putting a seed in the ground
Promoting plant growth
Cutting off the head of a chicken to play ball with
אסור
Left your phone on your bed by accident
מוקצה
Tilt covers to move phone out of the way
Wearing shorts and a T-shirt
Honor Shabbos - וכבדתו
Why Keep Shabbos?
Positive - Sign between Jews and Hashem, connecting to others, forgiven for sins, many rewards in this world and the next
Negative - antithesis of Judaism, punishments
1. חייב
2. פטור
3. מותר
1. Totally אסור and culpable for punishments
2. You should not do it because it is אסור
3. Completely permissible
Doing Puzzles or Lego on Shabbos
Creating something that lasts - מתקיים
If you are not going to break it up before shabbos ends, it is אסור
Three Types of Violations
Mistaken - שוגג (Shabbos or Melacha) - Korban
Purpose - מזיד - Excommunication
With Witnesses - התראה - Stoning