Using a Nut Rattle on Shabbat to Accompany a Song
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Question
I really enjoy accompanying songs by holding several nuts and shaking them in my hand to the rhythm. Is there a problem with this on Shabbat, and would it help if I did it with a change, as is permitted with clapping?
Answer
This is forbidden, and making a change does not help when the sound is produced using an object, as opposed to clapping, where the sound is produced using the human body.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim, Siman 339, Section 3) Biur Halacha (ibid., ד"ה ולספק).
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