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I wrote:<BR>> ><BR>> ><BR>> > If anything, putting food in the refrigerator is more likely to be<BR>> > hachana, since you<BR>> > want to preserve leftovers you won't be eating that day; you're much more<BR>> > likely to<BR>> > be consuming what you've left in the oven on the same Shabbos.<BR>> ><BR> <BR>Michael Kopinsky responded:<BR>> <BR>> See 39 Melochos p. 112:<BR>> "Simple, non-strenuous activities that are done *routinely and effortlessly<BR>> by people as a matter of course* (without any conscious thought that the<BR>> act is a beneficial act of preparation) are in fact not Hachono, even when<BR>> intended for post-Shabbos needs."<BR>> [brings fridge as example]<BR>
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Agreed. I only brought the point up to suggest that opening/shutting the oven door <BR>and the refrigerator door are equivalent--and if anything, you could make a (bizarre) case for the <BR>refrigerator being MORE of a problem. I use the fridge every Shabbos and don't give it <BR>a thought. <g><BR><BR><BR> <BR>Elly<BR><EM>"Striving to bring Torah Judaism into the 58th century"</EM><BR><BR><br /><hr />All-in-one security and maintenance service for your PC. <a href='http://clk.atdmt.com/MSN/go/msnnkwlo0050000001msn/direct/01/?href=http://www.windowsonecare.com/?sc_cid=wlmailapril' target='_new'>Get a free 90-day trial!</a></body>
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