[Avodah] Zippering A Hood To A Coat On Shabbos

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 06:37:35AM -0500, Prof. Levine wrote:
> From http://revach.net/article.php?id=4359

> Zippering A Hood To A Coat On Shabbos
> The Mishna Brura writes (317:15) that if you have new article of  
> clothing you may not insert on Shabbos its belts and strings that are  
> left there permanently  because you are Misaken Mana or fixing the item.

It's s"q 16 (not 15).

> The Piskei Tshuvos brings from the Chelkas Yaakov that attaching a hood 
> to a coat with a zipper, in the beginning of the winter for the entire 
> winter is assur just the same....

Which is not the MB's shitah, since he distinguishes between the first
time the shoe is laced and replacing laces (even if for months of use).
And, the MB is discussing mesaqein mana, and the PT:
>                                 He also brings from Rav Vosner that it is 
> even the Milacha of Tofeir sewing since it will remain permanently for 
> the winter.  Moreover he brings from Rav Binyomin Zilber in Az Nidbiru 

> However he says there are those who are matir in all these cases because 
> it is not Tefira and it is like buttoning your clothing which is 
> permissible even for an extended period of time.  The matirim include the 
> Btzel HaChochma, the Debriciner Rav, Rav Yehonoson Shteiff, and Rav 
> Shlomo Zalman Auerbach.

I think Revach was misleading. The story should have read that rov
haposqim hold that lacing a shoe or tzippering a hood onto a coat are
mutar these things, and there are a couple of machmirim. Instead they
portray the MB as defining the mainstream, and the rov are "the matirim
include..."

:-)BBii!
-Micha

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