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Cutting Vegetables Finely on Shabbat
These sources address the halakhic rules governing the preparation of vegetables on Shabbat, specifically whether finely slicing food is permitted or prohibited as a form of the melakhah of grinding (tochen). The sources discuss the size, manner, and purpose of cutting, and how these factors determine whether an action violates Shabbat law.
הַמְחַתֵּךְ אֶת הָיָּרָק דְּקִיּוּק חַיָּיב מִשּׁוּם טוֹחֵן
Milking Animals on Shabbat for Relief
Sources address whether milking an animal on Shabbat is permitted when done to relieve the animal's suffering rather than to collect milk for human use. The sources establish the principle of tza'ar ba'alei chayim (preventing animal suffering) as a basis for certain Shabbat exceptions, while also distinguishing between actions whose primary purpose is animal relief and those undertaken for human benefit.
צער בעלי חיים