Tuesday, January 7, 2014

Toys On Shabbat



Toys On Shabbat

Day: Tuesday
Date: January 7, 2014
Parshat: Beshalah
Source: Yalkut Yosef: 308


It is forbidden for Sephardic boys 13 and over and girls 12 and over to play with a ball on Shabbat. This is true whether it is a makeshift ball, or one that was made to be a ball. Parents may allow their kids under Bar/Bat Mitzvah to use them. Kids may play with Legos on Shabbat. Toys that are made for little kids are not muktzeh and may be handed to little kids to play with. However toys with batteries should not be moved by girls and boys over 12 and 13 respectively. Toys that make noise (but not music) may also be used by little kids but an adult may not help the child use the toy. One may wind a toy for a child on Shabbat.


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