Preparing from Shabbat for weekdays: gluing a puzzle assembled on Shabbat
Question
If I did a puzzle on Shabbat, am I allowed on a weekday to glue the puzzle, or is that considered preparing from Shabbat for weekdays?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
This is not considered preparing from Shabbat for weekdays, since assembling a puzzle is not a preparation for gluing it, but an enjoyment in its own right.
[Regarding the basic halacha of assembling a puzzle on Shabbat: the poskim disagree; some forbid and some permit. The opinion of our teacher, HaRav HaGaon Rabbi Amram Fried shlita, is that one should be lenient only up until the age of mitzvot, and after that age one should be concerned for the view of those who forbid.
However, since there are authorities who permit assembling the puzzle, one should not forbid enjoying a puzzle that was assembled on Shabbat].
