Working on Holidays in order to Prepare Food
Defining Permissible Work for Consumption
Punishment
for unnecessary cooking: Makkot 21b
Permission of Work which is needed for Consumption: Shabbat 137b; Pesachim 65b; Megillah 7b
Work which is a pre-requisite for work which is needed for consumption: Shabbat 137b; Megillah 7b
Work which could have been done before Holidays: Shabbat 134a, 137b; Megillah 7b
Work for something which is of equal benefit for all people: Ketuvot 7a
For whom one may prepare food: Megillah 7b
Work for something which is universally considered a necessity: Ketuvot 7a
Preparing Food which isn't widely consumed (Venison): Ketuvot 7a
Baking a lot of bread at once, which is a big task: Pesachim 37a
Work which is close to a prohibition, but for which there is no other way: Shabbat 134a
Specific Forms of Work
Roasting on Coals: Shabbat 134a
Making Cheese: Shabbat 134a
Kneading Dough: Shabbat 134a
Slaughtering a
Koy
: Beitzah 8a-b
Preparation for a Weekday
Baking for a weekday: Pesachim 46b
The "Hoil" Principle
- Allowing preparation, because the prepared item could be used today for some purpose
Overall Use of the "Hoil" principle: Pesachim 46b-48a
Cooking for after Holidays, Since guests could still come on Holidays: Pesachim 46b, 62a
Slaughtering an animal, Since he could have time to roast and eat an
Olive-Sized amount
of it: Pesachim 46b
Plowing, Since another result of the action is usable on Holidays: Pesachim 47b
Lighting a fire, Since it could be used for cooking: Pesachim 47b
Preparing for Shabbat
Baking - or any other Work for Consumption - on Holidays for Shabbat: Pesachim 46b-47a
Preparation as a Rabbinic prohibition, to prevent preparation for weekdays: Pesachim 46b
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