Prohibition of Cooking on Shabbat

Cooking, the av melachah of bishul, The Mishnah (Shabbat 73a) calls this melacha “ofeh” - baking. As the Talmud explains there, this is because the first 11 melachot are presented in the order they would be done to bake bread. is forbidden on Shabbat. Alt...

On Shabbat we abstain from 39 general categories of creative work. In this class we discuss the prohibition of cooking on Shabbat. Learn what constitutes the biblical ‘melachah’ (prohibited work) of cooking on Shabbat (called bishul), and its underlying p...

FAQ about Shabbat foods and food preparation: Why do we eat cholent on Shabbat? Is it permitted to warm up a fully-cooked item on Shabbat? And more...

Aside for cooking, there are other food preparation activities one must avoid on Shabbat. Examples: squeezing fruit, selecting, kneading, grinding and mashing, and using electrical appliances

Practical instructions that help novices and experienced Shabbat observers navigate the complexities of food preparation on Shabbat, from preparing instant coffee to post-mistake remedies.

Opening cans, precutting aluminum foil, dressing salads, and setting the cholent correctly, here's how to get it done.

Successfully navigate electronic doors and sensors, carrying, and other challenges.

In this class we learn the laws of cooking on Shabbat, focusing on its practical application to common practices in the kitchen. For example we address removing food from a hot pot, stirring and covering a pot, how to make coffee and tea, the status of th...

In this class we learn the laws of cooking on Shabbat and some of the underlying principles and their practical application. We focus on the principle of ‘cooking after cooking’ as it applies to dry food items as well as to liquids and wet foods. For exam...