Shabbat – Closing a bottle that wounds the fingers
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Question
Two questions:
1. On Shabbat, is it permitted for a Jew to close a bottle tightly when it is a *pesik reisha* (i.e. it will inevitably cause) that part of the skin on the fingers will become protruding, hard, and lighter than usual for an extended period of time (a number of weeks, days, hours, or minutes)?
2. Does the answer change if such tightening also accelerates the peeling of the skin on the hands?
Clarifications:
1. He plans to open this bottle again in a few hours or a few days.
2. The protrusion in the skin does not come from the muscles in the fingers.
3. This does not cause any kind of bleeding.
Thank you.
1. On Shabbat, is it permitted for a Jew to close a bottle tightly when it is a *pesik reisha* (i.e. it will inevitably cause) that part of the skin on the fingers will become protruding, hard, and lighter than usual for an extended period of time (a number of weeks, days, hours, or minutes)?
2. Does the answer change if such tightening also accelerates the peeling of the skin on the hands?
Clarifications:
1. He plans to open this bottle again in a few hours or a few days.
2. The protrusion in the skin does not come from the muscles in the fingers.
3. This does not cause any kind of bleeding.
Thank you.
Answer
Shalom u'vracha
1–2. There is no problem with this at all.
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