[Avodah] Seeing Policies Everywhere

[rabbirichwolpoe at gmail.com]

Concerning what appears to be a "policy" issur re: a halaf on YT and
concenrs over sharpening it.

See SA Orach Hayyim 498:1

Mechabeir is pasqening according to Beitzah 28
[Be'er Hagolah, 1,2]

And Rema adds or extends: V'achshav bizman hazeh - must be bodeq his
own Sakkin on Erev Y"T

The case of Talmud-Sa is framed as a g'zeira shema tihyeh P'guma -
ultimately leading to a ch'shash of sharpening..

The Rema's cheshash is similar-identical shema yashchizena

And the m'tzi'us of the circumstances has morphed
FROM: showing a sakkin to a chacham on Y"T
TO: inspecting one's own sakkin - which afaik is not encompassed by the
Talmud's g'zeira.

Analysis:
Is this an extension or making up a new g'zeira?

Svaros:
Extension - because the ch'shash is virtually identical
New - because the heicha timtza is different?

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We can make the same diyyuq re: RMF's decision to treat a micropohone
as a musical instrument on Shabbos [and YT]

BUT im timtzei lomar that a mike is merely a heicha timtza of a musical
instrument [which as been suggested offline]
Then what-about bicycles?

Is this new because obviously a bike is not a mike nor a musical
instrument?
OR
Because after all the ch'shash is shema yetaqein maneh - which is the
very same ch'shash - therefore it would parallel this Rema!?

Either way we have some sharp questions! ;-)

[Also see MB 7,8 and Beiur Halachah D"H v'achshav]

KT
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