Sorting Food Plates
Question
Sorting food plates on Shabbat
Answer
Hello and blessings
Separate plates that are on the table are not subject to the prohibition of borer.
A mixed stack of plates, as is commonly found in the sink after a meal, is subject to the prohibition of borer. Two conditions are required in order to permit sorting them: 1. That one take the plates he needs, and not those for which he has no need. 2. That the use of those plates be immediate. [The third condition, that one not use a utensil for the purpose of the sorting, is not relevant with plates].
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