Yesodos Amira L'akum and Mimtzo Cheftzecha

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLES & CONCEPTS OF HILCHOS AMIRA L’AKUM, MIMTZO CHEFTZECHA, SHTAREI HEDYOTOS, AND DABBER DAVAR

Explaining the fundamental principles and concepts in a short and clear style to be able to understand the complicated halachos of:

אמירה לעכו”ם - Amira L’akum
Asking or hiring a non-Jew to do melacha on Shabbos

ממצוא חפצך - Mimtzo Cheftzecha
Pursuing one’s personal pursuit

דבר דבר - Dabber Davar
What one is allowed to talk about on Shabbos

שטרי הדיוטית - Shtarei Hedyotos
What one is allowed to read on Shabbos

מקח וממכר - Mekach U’memkar
Buying and selling on Shabbos

שכר שבת - S’char Shabbos
The prohibition of receiving earnings from work done  on Shabbos

·         The lights are on in the succah when one wants to sleep, what could be done?

·         If one's landscaper decides on his own to come on Shabbos, does one need to stop him?

·         When asked, are you driving  or flying to Toronto, how should one respond?

·         How should one respond when asked, “Where did you buy that shirt?”

·         Is it permitted to give a present will be used on Shabbos? What if the item will be used on Shabbos?

·         Can a mashgiach, waiter, or babysitter be hired for Shabbos?

By Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Golding
Reviewed by Harav Yaakov Forchheimer shlit"a