Comments on: Filtering water on Shabbos http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/ manner or style of expressing something in words Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:17:12 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Erica http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-280 Erica Mon, 30 Oct 2006 15:06:29 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-280 My life is too crazy to blog - we have not had our internet working again since we moved so I can't really do much of anything anyway. You're not missing much though, don't worry. Keep up the good blog :) My life is too crazy to blog – we have not had our internet working again since we moved so I can’t really do much of anything anyway. You’re not missing much though, don’t worry. Keep up the good blog :)

]]> By: swski http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-263 swski Thu, 26 Oct 2006 17:40:23 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-263 I learned that you could use a brita filter if you would normally drink the water if it was not filtered. I learned that you could use a brita filter if you would normally drink the water if it was not filtered.

]]> By: aishel http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-253 aishel Wed, 25 Oct 2006 23:29:27 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-253 Hey Erica, long time no see! When are you going to update your blog? Hey Erica, long time no see! When are you going to update your blog?

]]> By: Erica http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-252 Erica Tue, 24 Oct 2006 14:36:15 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-252 Alan, I've heard that if you are filtering because of minerals and stuff then it is permitted on shabbos as long as you would drink it without the filtering as well. A person who would never drink water from the tap unless it was filtered is not allowed to filter it on shabbos. Alan,

I’ve heard that if you are filtering because of minerals and stuff then it is permitted on shabbos as long as you would drink it without the filtering as well. A person who would never drink water from the tap unless it was filtered is not allowed to filter it on shabbos.

]]> By: aishel http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-250 aishel Tue, 24 Oct 2006 03:10:36 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-250 Alan to be fair, the maggid shiur actually mentioned the bug case in particular, so perhaps he was referring to that exclusively. Alan to be fair, the maggid shiur actually mentioned the bug case in particular, so perhaps he was referring to that exclusively.

]]> By: AlanLaz http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-248 AlanLaz Mon, 23 Oct 2006 18:43:13 +0000 http://aishel.wordpress.com/2006/10/23/filtering-water-on-shabbos/#comment-248 Forget bugs...people filter water because they want all of the extra minerals removed before they drink it. In this instance, we are sure there's something "bad" in the water: those minerals. In that case, perhaps we would have the question of Borer. The reason I've always heard isn't that we aren't sure if we're doing something...if it's a safek, that sounds like a safek d'oraisa l'chumra case. The reason that I know of is that because the water is already ready for consumption (although it may not be to your liking), we are merely improving the water a little bit. I remember a couple years back when NY had that whole bug issue, that people couldn't filter their water on Shabbos, because the water was not ready for consumption. Forget bugs…people filter water because they want all of the extra minerals removed before they drink it. In this instance, we are sure there’s something “bad” in the water: those minerals. In that case, perhaps we would have the question of Borer. The reason I’ve always heard isn’t that we aren’t sure if we’re doing something…if it’s a safek, that sounds like a safek d’oraisa l’chumra case. The reason that I know of is that because the water is already ready for consumption (although it may not be to your liking), we are merely improving the water a little bit.

I remember a couple years back when NY had that whole bug issue, that people couldn’t filter their water on Shabbos, because the water was not ready for consumption.

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