Finger Snapping
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Question
I heard there is an issue with producing sound using fingers (finger snapping) on Shabbat?
Answer
Indeed, it is forbidden on Shabbat to produce sound using fingers (finger snapping) when it is done as part of a song or celebration.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 339, Paragraph 3) and Mishnah Berurah (there).
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