🎓 Quiz

The Sages banned hot bathing because people were heating water on Shabbat and claiming it was pre-heated. Cold water rinsing remains permitted.

A metal mirror's shiny surface might tempt you to pluck a stray hair — which is a toldah of shearing. Glass mirrors (which can't be used for plucking) are permitted by later authorities.

The tent prohibition targets overhead covering. A curtain that hangs vertically (like a room divider) doesn't create a tent — it's a partition, which is permitted.

A hat with a brim that provides shade is considered personal clothing, not tent construction. You're wearing it, not building it.

Washing (laundering) and wringing are melachot. But rubbing from the inside — making the mud fall off without water — is permitted.