May one write on Shabbat using liquid on a table or in ash with one's finger?
Synopsis
The Mechaber says one should be careful not to write with liquid on a table or trace in ash with one's finger. The Mishnah Berurah clarifies this is rabbinically prohibited because it does not produce lasting writing.
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