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אורח חיים תק״גOrach Chayim 503

Siman 503 of 697 in Orach Chayim — 2 se'ifim

הלכות יום טובLaws of the Festivals· siman 503

Se’if 1א׳

אָסוּר לֶאֱפוֹת אוֹ לְבַשֵּׁל אוֹ לִשְׁחֹט בְּיוֹם טוֹב לְצֹרֶךְ מָחָר, אֲפִלּוּ הוּא שַׁבָּת אוֹ יוֹם טוֹב וַאֲפִלּוּ בִּשְׁנֵי יָמִים שֶׁל רֹאשׁ הַשָּׁנָה; אֲבָל מְמַלְּאָה אִשָּׁה קְדֵרָה בָּשָׂר אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינָהּ צְרִיכָה אֶלָּא לַחֲתִיכָה אַחַת. הַגָּה: וְכָל שֶׁכֵּן שֶׁיָּכוֹל לִשְׁחֹט אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ אֶלָּא לְכַזַּיִת (סמ"ק), וְכֵן יְכוֹלָה לְבַשֵּׁל הַרְבֵּה קְדֵרוֹת וְלֶאֱכֹל מִכָּל אַחַת מְעַט. (בֵּית יוֹסֵף וְרַבֵּנוּ יְרוּחָם וּתְשׁוּבַת הָרַשְׁבָּ"א). וְדַוְקָא קֹדֶם אֲכִילָה, אֲבָל אַחַר אֲכִילָה אֵינָהּ יְכוֹלָה לְבַשֵּׁל וְלוֹמַר: אֹכַל מִמֶּנָּה כַּזַּיִת, דְּהָוֵי הַעֲרָמָה; מִיהוּ אִם עָבְרָה וּבִשְּׁלָהּ, אוֹ שָׁחַט מֻתָּר לְאָכְלוֹ.

Not to prepare on one Yom Tov for the next. 2 sections: It is forbidden to bake, cook, or slaughter on Yom Tov for the needs of the next day — even if it is Shabbat or Yom Tov, and even for the two days of Rosh Hashanah. However, a woman may fill a pot with meat even though she only needs one piece. Rema: All the more so one may slaughter even though one only needs a small amount. (Semak) Similarly one may cook many pots and eat a little from each one. [Beit Yosef, Rabbeinu Yerucham, and responsum of Rashba] This applies specifically before eating, but after eating she may not cook and claim she will eat a little from it, as that would be a ruse. However if she transgressed and cooked [or slaughtered], it is permitted to eat it.

Se’if 2ב׳

מְמַלֵּא נַחְתּוֹם חָבִית שֶׁל מַיִם אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁאֵינוֹ צָרִיךְ אֶלָּא לְקִיתוֹן אֶחָד. הַגָּה: אֲבָל צָרִיךְ לְהָשִׂים הַכֹּל אֵצֶל הָאֵשׁ בְּפַעַם אַחַת, אֲבָל אָסוּר לְהוֹסִיף אִם כְּבָר הֶחָבִית אֵצֶל הָאֵשׁ, דְּטִרְחָא שֶׁלֹּא לְצֹרֶךְ הוּא (הַמַּגִּיד פ"א).

A baker may fill an entire barrel of water even though he only needs one jug. Rema: But he must place everything near the fire at once — it is forbidden to add more once the barrel is already near the fire, as that is unnecessary extra effort. (HaMagid ch. 1)

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