Daily Halacha - Is it Permissible to Make a Partition on Shabbat?
Essential Shabbat partition guidelines: When they're permitted and when they're forbidden
Is it permissible to make a partition on Shabbat?
It is forbidden to make a partition on Shabbat that enables permissibility, such as a partition that allows carrying from one domain to another or one that makes a Sukkah kosher. However, a partition that does not enable permissibility is allowed from the outset.
Based on the above, it is permissible to place a partition between men and women on Shabbat since this is not a partition that enables permissibility, as the permissibility does not stem from the partition but rather from the covering.
Is it permissible to hold plastic or cloth in one's hands to protect from sun or rain?
It is permissible to hold plastic or cloth in one's hands to protect from the sun or rain, since a canopy held by a person is not considered a canopy [based on Shabbat 43b].
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