Yesodos Amira L’akum and Mimtzo Cheftzecha

Explaining the fundamental principles and concepts in a short and clear style to be able to understand the complicated halachos of:

אמירה לעכו”ם – Amira L’akum
Asking or hiring a non-Jew to do melacha on Shabbos

ממצוא חפצך – Mimtzo Cheftzecha
Pursuing one’s personal pursuit

דבר דבר – Dabber Davar
What one is allowed to talk about on Shabbos

שטרי הדיוטית – Shtarei Hedyotos
What one is allowed to read on Shabbos

מקח וממכר – Mekach U’memkar
Buying and selling on Shabbos

שכר שבת – S’char Shabbos
The prohibition of receiving earnings from work done on Shabbos

• The lights are on in the succah when one wants to sleep, what could be done?
• If one’s landscaper decides on his own to come on Shabbos, does one need to stop him?
• When asked, are you driving or flying to Toronto, how should one respond?
• How should one respond when asked, “Where did you buy that shirt?”
• Is it permitted to give a present will be used on Shabbos? What if the item will be used on Shabbos?
• Can a mashgiach, waiter, or babysitter be hired for Shabbos?

By Rabbi Yaakov Moshe Golding
Reviewed by Harav Yaakov Forchheimer shlit”a