Terms – Translate the term and explain it where necessary.
בּורר
Sorting
can u take bad from good while eating?
Yes
If you have a bowl of fruit and one fruit is rotten, what must you do?
take the good fruit from the bad — not the rotten one from the bowl
Borer only applies to a mixture
True
בּיד
By hand.Selecting by hand (not with a utensil).
Give an example of number 1?
Removing the watermelon seeds while eating, as part of normal eating.
How and when may you remove chicken from the bone without violating Borer?
You may remove the chicken from the bone if you are taking the food from the waste and eating it right away .
A mixture (Ta’aroves) is when two or more different types of items are combined together
True
תולדה
Child-A derivative מלאכה that resembles the primary Av Melacha in purpose or action.
How was the act of Borer done in the Mishkan?
In the Mishkan, the wheat kernels were separated from the small pebbles and debris on the threshing floor — this is the Av Melacha of בורר (selecting).
מיד
For immediate use. Selecting for immediate use, not for later.
Doing a Toldah of the melacha of Borer is only forbidden mid’Rabbanan (rabbinically), not from the Torah.
False
אב מלאכה
Father Work” – The primary מלאכה that was actually done in the Mishkan.
When is Borer MIderabanan
An act that looks like the Melacha, but does not fully match the Torah-level form, and was prohibited by the Chachamim.
What are the three conditions that allow selecting on Shabbos?
Select the good from the bad, by hand, for immediate use.
There are 2 conditions to be able to select
False-3
אוכל מתוך פּסולת
Food from Waste – Taking the good from the bad.
What is considered a Halachic Mixture?
When items are combined in a way that they are mingled, attached, or absorbed together.
What is a mixture?(2)
A mixture is when two different items are mixed together and each has a different function or taste.
One condition is you must select BAD from GOOD
False (Good from bad)