[Avodah] shinuy on Shabbos

[Ben Waxman]

I believe that the definition of shinui is doing something in a way which is 
not only different, but less efficient. Therefore no one would use the 
"shinui" way of doing things if there is no reason to do so. Mixing 
something up with your finger is a lot less efficient than using a spoon.

Ben
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "David Riceman" <driceman at att.net>
To: "A High-Level Torah Discussion Group" <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>
Sent: Sunday, June 21, 2009 8:34 PM
Subject: [Avodah] shinuy on Shabbos


>  Another question from my son.  We were talking about why the Rabbis 
> proscribed doing melachos on Shabbos with a shinuy, and I suggested that 
> once it became common practice it would no longer be a shinuy and would be 
> Biblically prohibited.
>  Are there any actual examples of something that was once a shinuy and is 
> now standard practice in the context of hilchos Shabbos?
>
> David Riceman
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