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אורח חיים תק״אOrach Chayim 501

Siman 501 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 7 se'ifim

הלכות יום טובLaws of the Festivals· siman 501

Se’if 1א׳

אֵין מְבַקְּעִין עֵצִים מִן הַקּוֹרוֹת שֶׁעוֹמְדוֹת לְבִנְיָן, וְלֹא מִקּוֹרָה שֶׁנִּשְׁבְּרָה בְּיוֹם טוֹב, אֲפִלּוּ אִם הָיְתָה רְעוּעָה מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב וּקְרוֹבָה לְהִשָּׁבֵר. אֲבָל אִם נִשְׁבְּרָה מֵעֶרֶב יוֹם טוֹב, אִם אִי אֶפְשָׁר לְהַסִיקָהּ בְּלֹא בִּקּוּעַ, מְבַקְּעִין מִמֶּנָּה חֲתִיכוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת; וְלֹא יְבַקַּע לֹא בְּקַרְדֹּם, וְלֹא בְּמַגָּל, וְלֹא בִּמְגֵרָה, אֶלָּא בְּקוֹפִיץ (פי' סַכִּין שֶׁל קַצָבִים וְיֵשׁ עוֹשִׂין בּוֹ ב' רָאשִׁין דּוֹמֶה קְצָת לְקַרְדֹּם, רַשִׁ"י) וּבַצַּד הַקָּצָר שֶׁלּוֹ, אֲבָל לֹא בַּצַּד הָרָחָב. וְיֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹסֵר אֲפִלּוּ בְּקוֹפִיץ, לְפִי שֶׁאֵין אָנוּ בְּקִיאִין מַהוּ, וְלֹא הִתִּירוּ אֶלָּא בְּסַכִּין.

One may not split wood from beams that stand ready for building, nor from a beam that broke on the festival day, even if it was shaky from the eve of the festival day and close to breaking. But if it broke on the eve of the festival day, then if it is impossible to kindle it without splitting, one may split large pieces from it; and he may not split with an axe, nor with a sickle, nor with a saw, but only with a cleaver (that is, a butchers' knife, and some make it with two heads, somewhat like an axe; Rashi), and with its narrow side, but not with its broad side. And there is one who forbids even with a cleaver, since we are not expert in what it is, and they permitted only with a knife.

Se’if 2ב׳

עֵצִים גְּדוֹלִים קְצָת וּרְאוּיִם לְהַסָקָה בְּלֹא בִּקּוּעַ, לֹא יְבַקַּע כְּלָל, וַאֲפִלּוּ לְשָׁבְרָם בַּיָּד יֵשׁ מִי שֶׁאוֹסֵר.

Wood that is somewhat large but suitable for kindling without splitting, one should not split it at all, and even breaking it by hand, there are those who forbid.

Se’if 3ג׳

אֵין מְבִיאִין עֵצִים מִן הַשָּׂדֶה אֲפִלּוּ הָיוּ מְכֻנָּסִין שָׁם מִבָּעֶרֶב, אֲבָל מְגַבֵּב הוּא בַּשָּׂדֶה מִשֶּׁלְּפָנָיו וְכֵן בְּחָצֵר לוֹקֵחַ לְּפָנָיו (בֵּית יוֹסֵף וְרַמְבַּ"ם) וּמַדְלִיק שָׁם. וּמְבִיאִין מֵהַמְּכֻנָּסִין שֶׁבִּרְשׁוּת הַיָּחִיד, וַאֲפִלּוּ הָיְתָה מֻקֶּפֶת שֶׁלֹּא לְשֵׁם דִּירָה, וּבִלְבַד שֶׁיִּהְיֶה בָּהּ מִסְגֶּרֶת וְתִהְיֶה בְּתוֹךְ תְּחוּם שַׁבָּת; וְאִם חִסֵר אַחַת מִכָּל אֵלּוּ, הֲרֵי הֵן מֻקְצֶה.

We do not bring wood from the field, even if it was gathered there from the eve of the holiday. However, one may gather in the field from what is directly before him (and likewise in a courtyard, one takes from before him) [Beit Yosef and Rambam] and kindle there. And one may bring wood from what is gathered in a private domain, even if it was enclosed not for dwelling purposes, provided that it has a doorframe and is within the Shabbat boundary. If it lacks any one of these conditions, the wood is muktzeh.

…and 2 more se'ifim in this siman.

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