Monday, September 4, 2017

shabbat - Source for heter for making tea on Shabbos



There appear to be a few issues with brewing tea on Shabbos, some of which have already been discussed here:



  1. Kli Sheini and Kli Shlishi (see here and here)

  2. Kalei Bishul

  3. A heter from Rav Moshe


I'm not sure how all those come together to form the opinion (for which I do not know the source) that brewing tea on Shabbos is allowed. Could someone explain to me where the heter comes from?



Answer



Rabbi Soloveichik -- tea is like the spices discussed in the Mishna in Shabbos, a kli sheni doesn't cook them. Therefore, pour the hot water into your cup, then insert tea bag. Kli sheni, you're fine.


Rabbi Moshe Feinstein -- the Mishnah only discusses kli sheni; kli shlishi doesn't cook. So pour water from pot into cup 1, then cup 2, then insert tea bag.



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