מלבן - Laundering on Shabbos

Definition of מלבן

• shearing
• combing
• laundering
• killing

אב מלאכה of מלבן

• either by cleaning the wool of sheep by rubbing it or by steeping it in sulfuric acid.
• either rubbing clothes against each other or cleaning sheep wool
• either patting clothes hard or soaking them

מלאכת מחשבת of מלבן has ___ parts

• 1

• 2

• 4

• 3

Define שריי-ה

• squeezing
• soaking
• laundering
• rubbing

Define סחיטה

• laundering
• soaking
• rubbing
• squeezing

Define שפשף

• rubbing
• squeezing
• soaking
• laundering

What happens in all 3 ways of מלבן?

• clothes become wet
• the material loosens and dirt comes out.
• stains fade
• dirt dries off and falls out

מלבן applies to these materials

• jeans
• wood
• cloth
• metal

מלבן doeesn't apply to these materials

• jeans
• wood
• cloth
• metal

Why can't you sqeeze out water from a dirty garment?

• you're making it better by drying it

• you might come to wash it

• you are doing שפשף

• Because its סחיטה