Halacha Yomis - Making Sushi on Shabbos OU Kosher Halacha Yomis This column is dedicated in memory of: Rav Chaim Yisroel Belsky, zt'l Senior OU Kosher Halachic Consultant (1987-2016)

Is it permissible to make Sushi on Shabbos? Is it muktza? (A subscriber's question) Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim 308:32) writes that unsalted raw fish is muktza, because it serves no purpose on Shabbos. However in our days, if one has cuts of raw fish that are edible as sushi, then they are not muktza. However, Rav Belsky, zt”l, questioned whether one may make sushi on Shabbos. The Chayei Adam 39:1 writes that the melacha of boneh (building) applies to food as well, and that attaching foods together to produce a desired picture or shape, is included in this prohibition. Since shaping sushi might be included in this prohibition, Rav Belsky, zt”l, recommended that one should not make sushi on Shabbos with the intent of making a specific design or pattern. OU.org Daf Yomi

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Mitokh Ha-Ohel: The Shabbat Prayers, is the fourth volume of the widely praised series that showcases original essays by rabbis and professors from Yeshiva University. The new volume, provides a unique perspective on the words and themes of our Shabbat prayers. Sponsored by the Michael Scharf Publication Trust of Yeshiva University Press, the fourth installment of Mitokh Ha-Ohel (literally "from within the tent") brings together a diverse range of scholars and rabbinic thinkers, the multi-faceted voices of Yeshiva University, to elucidate and explore the Shabbat siddur from a wide range of approaches, including textual analysis, homiletic exposition, halachic (Jewish law) analysis and academic exploration. "This unique volume endeavors to represent the themes of the Torah obligation motivating Shabbat prayer, namely remembering the Shabbat and its holiness through intense and serious study of its themes and values, as well as bringing many voices together into one house, one tent, to focus on the prayers and the praises of the day," said Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman, co-editor of the Mitokh Ha-Ohel series, rosh yeshiva at YU-affiliated Rabbi Isaac Elchanan Theological Seminary and an instructor at the Sy Syms School of Business. "As the prayers we recite on Shabbat are built upon the Chumash, Nevi'im, and Ketuvim; the Mishnah, the Talmud, and the Midrash; history, philosophy, and poetry; foundations and directives of halacha, hashkafah, and minhag; the Yeshiva University family, which comprises experts and specialists in all of these fields, is uniquely positioned to assume this task." While Mitokh Ha-Ohel: The Shabbat Prayers includes essays from returning contributors, quite a few new contributors are featured as well. Like the first three volumes of the series, this 300+-page anthology is co-edited by Rabbi Daniel Z. Feldman and Dr. Stuart W. Halpern.Order here.

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