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The Melacha Of Tzove'ah

The Daily Halacha Moment - Intro to the Melachah of Tzove'ah ๐ŸŽจ


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Question:

What is the Melachah of Tzove'ah?


Answer:

One of the 39 Melachot is Tzoveโ€™ah (dying). Tzoveโ€™ah is the melachah of dying the wool that was needed for the curtains and coverings of the Mishkan. According to the Talmud Yerushalmi, Shabbat, 51a, the melachah of Tzoveโ€™ah was performed on the hides of the rams in the following manner: The bodies of the animals were hit with reeds and bruised in order to cause the skin to redden. This redness that resulted on the skin had a sufficient dyeing effect required for its use in the Mishkan. However, according to most Rishonim,

[1] the wool was simply soaked in a dye solution in order to color it.


The Av Melachah of Tzoveโ€™ah is accomplished when dyeing the amount of material that can be used for string that is four tefachim long, and the dyeing must be permanent. [2]


Similarly, Any surface or substance that is ordinarily colored, dyed or painted for some purpose is subject to the melachah of Tzoveโ€™ah. [3]


Furthermore, The melachah of Tzoveโ€™ah can also include soaking ingredients in water in order to make a dye. [4]


In the next couple of days we will Bezrat Hashem be discussing Halachot pertaining to the Melachah of Tzove'ah, for example, wearing makeup on Shabbat etc.


Sources:

[1]. See Rashi, Shemot, 25:5.

[2]. Rambam, Shabbat, 9:13; Chazon Ovadia, Shabbat, vol. 5, p. 1.

[3]. Rambam, Shabbat 9:13; Magen Avraham 320:25.

[4]. Rambam and Magid Mishneh, Shabbat, 9:14; Shevet HaLevi, vol. 3, 50:2. See also in Iglei Tal, Lash 9:9.


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