Eating in a Yard or Park on Shabbat
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Question
Is it permissible to have a picnic in nature on Shabbat?
Answer
Hello,
The question does not specify what is meant by nature. According to the basic law, it is permissible to eat provided there is, of course, a kosher eruv for the place, and that one is careful not to spill drinks or water on the ground.
However, the Rema wrote that it is good to be stringent and avoid eating in places with vegetation because it is very difficult to avoid spilling water there.
Nevertheless, the words of the Rema were said only in a place where one wants the vegetation to grow, for example, in his garden where on weekdays he intentionally pours water on the vegetation to make it grow better, or in a public park where he wants the grass to grow well.
However, in cases where he does not care for the vegetation to grow, because the place is not his and he does not care about the place, or on his land where the vegetation bothers him and he constantly weeds the wild plants growing there, even though we are careful not to spill water there, it is permissible to eat there and there is no need to worry that a little water might accidentally spill.
The question does not specify what is meant by nature. According to the basic law, it is permissible to eat provided there is, of course, a kosher eruv for the place, and that one is careful not to spill drinks or water on the ground.
However, the Rema wrote that it is good to be stringent and avoid eating in places with vegetation because it is very difficult to avoid spilling water there.
Nevertheless, the words of the Rema were said only in a place where one wants the vegetation to grow, for example, in his garden where on weekdays he intentionally pours water on the vegetation to make it grow better, or in a public park where he wants the grass to grow well.
However, in cases where he does not care for the vegetation to grow, because the place is not his and he does not care about the place, or on his land where the vegetation bothers him and he constantly weeds the wild plants growing there, even though we are careful not to spill water there, it is permissible to eat there and there is no need to worry that a little water might accidentally spill.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 336, Paragraph 3).
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