May one open a channel to irrigate a garden on Erev Shabbat when the water will flow all Shabbat?

Is it permitted to begin a melachah on Erev Shabbat close to nightfall that cannot be completed before Shabbat but will finish on its own on Shabbat?

4 opinions

May one put flax bundles in an oven on Erev Shabbat to be whitened there over Shabbat?

3 opinions

May one place wool in a dyeing pot on Erev Shabbat when the pot is on the fire, or when it is not on the fire but is not sealed with mud?

3 opinions

Is stirring a cooking pot (even off the fire) a Torah-level violation?

2 opinions

May one spread traps for animals, birds, or fish on Erev Shabbat that will trap them on Shabbat?

1 opinions

May one sell an item to a non-Jew and load it for him on Erev Shabbat close to dark, where the non-Jew will carry it through the public domain on Shabbat?

7 opinions

May one give garments to a non-Jewish launderer or hides to a non-Jewish craftsman on Erev Shabbat close to dark?

6 opinions

If a Jew told a non-Jewish worker a deadline implying Shabbat work, or said 'I need it by Motza'ei Shabbat,' is giving the work permitted?

2 opinions