May one break the mud seal of an oven on Shabbat to remove warm food, and reseal it afterward?
Synopsis
When an oven is sealed with a board and mud to keep food warm, it is permitted to break that seal on Shabbat to remove food and then reseal it, since the seal was not made to be permanent. If there are glowing coals inside, resealing by a Jew is problematic; it may be done by a non-Jew.
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