SHABBOS 27 - 30 (3rd through 6th lights of Chanukah) - Dedicated anonymously in memory of Hagaon Rav Yisroel Zev [ben Avrohom Tzvi] Gustman zt"l (Vilna-N.Y.-Yerushalayim) and his wife, Sarah bas Hagaon Rav Meir [Bassen] a"h, who passed away on 2 Teves.
If a Gentile hollows out a Kab in a log may a Jew burn it on Yom Tov?
Yes.
No.
Safek.
Teiku.
Machlokes.
After a watermelon eating party held during Kiddush may we burn the seeds on Yom Tov?
Yes.
No.
Safek.
Teiku.
Machlokes.
Is there any circumstance where a cloth פחות משלשה על שלשה can become טמא?
Yes, if it is from an old Talis.
Yes, linen because it is so expensive.
Yes, if it has a purpose.
Never.
Safek.
A cloth whose only use is as a drain-stop is hung on a frame can it become טמא?
Yes.
No.
Safek.
de'Rabbanan.
Machlokes A&B.
Is it permitted to make a hole in an egg-shell fill it with oil and then place it above a lamp, for the oil to drip into the lamp on Shabbos?
Yes.
No.
Only olive oil since it burns well.
Only sesame seed oil since it burns well.
Machlokes A&B.
In the final analysis may one drag a small bench across ground that it may make a furrow in?