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Handling Corpses on Shabbat

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Is it forbidden to erect a temporary tent (ohel) on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Ohel (Tent-Making)

May one erect a partition on Shabbat specifically to permit marital relations or defecation in the presence of a lamp or holy books?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Enabling Partition

May one extend a mat (matzelet) over pre-existing tent-supports (arched slats) on a boat on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Adding to Pre-existing Ohel

How must one set up a sectional bed on Shabbat to avoid the ohel prohibition?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one spread a sheet over a rope-interlaced bed on Shabbat, and may one remove the bottom sheet from such a bed?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one open a folding chair (kise shel perakim) on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Folding Furniture

How must one stack barrels (one on top of two) on Shabbat to avoid the ohel prohibition?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Stacking Objects

May one place one book on each side and a third book on top of them on Shabbat?

3 opinions

Stacking Objects

What is the status of erecting a slanted tent (ohel meshupah) whose top does not have a tefach of width on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one set up a strainer (mashmeret) on Shabbat to strain lees (sherarim)?

2 opinions across 2 eras

May one spread a folded garment (tallit kefulah) that was set up with strings before Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one erect a chuppah-style wedding canopy (kilat chataniyim) on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

How many people are required to hang a large parochet on Shabbat, and may a canopy with a roof be erected at all?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Hanging Curtains

May one cover an entire barrel with a cloth on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Covering Vessels