Daily Halacha - Is it permissible to make one's bed?
Daily insights into Jewish law: when you can fold laundry and make your bed on Shabbat
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Is it permissible to fold laundry and put it away?
Someone who set up a clothes drying rack in their home before Shabbat and wants to clear the laundry, if they can remove the laundry and place it in a bag, they should do so. However, if they have nowhere to put the bag, they are permitted to fold the clothes and put them in their place.
Similarly, if one has a pile of clothes, towels, or tablecloths, they are permitted to sort them on Shabbat, and there is no prohibition of preparing from Shabbat for weekdays. If they fold them in a manner that doesn't appear like regular clothes folding, it is permitted.
Is it permissible to make one's bed?
It is forbidden to make a bed on Shabbat if one doesn't need to lie on it during Shabbat. Similarly, one should not place a tablecloth on a table on Shabbat unless the bed or table are located in a place where people pass by during Shabbat.
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