May one wipe with moist grass that is still attached to the ground?
Synopsis
One may wipe with moist grass still attached to the ground, provided one does not move (shift) it. The prohibition of 'using something attached to the ground' (meshammesh b'mechubar) applies only to trees, not vegetation.
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