May one reinsert slipped shoe or sandal straps on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits reinserting straps that slipped out, provided one does not tie them. The Rema adds this is only when reinsertion is easy; if it requires effort, it is forbidden lest one come to tie. The acharonim dispute the Rema's leniency, arguing that even easy reinsertion is prohibited where tying is customary.
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