Daily Browse DiscussDiscussion

Home/Browse/Shabbat/Trapping on Shabbat

Shabbat · Orach Chaim 316

Trapping on Shabbat

14 questions · 58 opinions

Not a substitute for consulting a rabbi.

Daily Browse Discussion About Contact

When is one liable for trapping a bird in a house on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 3 eras

House vs. Cabinet

Is one liable for trapping a sleeping, blind, lame, sick, or old animal on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Sleeping/Blind/Lame/Sick/Old

Is sending a dog to hunt game on Shabbat considered trapping?

5 opinions across 3 eras

Sending Dog to Hunt

Is one liable for trapping a species that is not normally hunted (ein b'mino nitzod)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Not Normally Hunted

May one close a box or vessel containing flies on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Closing Vessel with Flies

May one spread a mat over a beehive on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Covering Beehive

If a deer entered a house and one person closes the door, what is the liability?

4 opinions across 2 eras

One vs. Two People

If one person fills the doorway and a second sits beside him, what is the second person's liability if the first leaves?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Second Person at Doorway

May one trap snakes and scorpions on Shabbat for protection vs. for medicine?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Trapping for Protection vs. …

What is the liability for trapping or bruising one of the eight sheratzim (creeping creatures) mentioned in the Torah?

4 opinions across 3 eras

Trapping and Wounding

May one trap or kill a flea on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Trapping and Killing

May one kill definitely deadly creatures on Shabbat, and what about other harmful creatures?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Deadly vs. Non-Deadly

Is one forbidden to rub saliva into the ground on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Rubbing vs. Stepping

May one trap domesticated animals and fowl that are in one's possession on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Animals in One's Possession