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The Torah only prohibits melakhot<\/em> whose purposes are constructive, like the \u201cmelekhet ma\u0125shevet<\/em>\u201d of the Mishkan<\/em>. Accordingly, one who performs a melakha<\/em> in a destructive or ruinous manner (derekh<\/em> kilkul<\/em>) has not transgressed a Torah prohibition, but only a rabbinic prohibition. This is the meaning of the Sages\u2019 statement: \u201cAll who destroy are exempt\u201d (m. Shabbat<\/em> 13:3). Whenever the term patur<\/em> (exempt) is used in Masekhet Shabbat<\/em> it means that one who performs the action is exempt from the punishment mentioned in the Torah, but the act remains forbidden rabbinically (Shabbat<\/em> 3a).<\/p>\n

Thus, one who tears in order to sew transgresses a Torah prohibition, whereas one who tears without the intention of sewing transgresses a rabbinic prohibition (below 13:11); one who dismantles a house or tool in order to refurbish it transgresses a Torah prohibition, while one who dismantles something without intending to rebuild it transgresses a rabbinic prohibition (below 15:1); one who erases letters in order to write others in their place transgresses a Torah prohibition, while one who erases without intent to write transgresses a rabbinic prohibition (below 18:1); one who lights a fire in order to cook, to supply heat or light, or because he needs the ash, transgresses a Torah prohibition, while one who lights a fire to destroy something transgresses a rabbinic prohibition (Shabbat<\/em> 106a; MT 12:1; below 16:1); one who kills an animal for its meat or skins transgresses a Torah prohibition, while one who kills an animal simply to be destructive transgresses a rabbinic prohibition. So one who steps on ants or kills mosquitoes transgresses a rabbinic prohibition, as there is nothing constructive about this action (below 20:8).[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\n

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[5]<\/a>. According to Rambam, one who takes revenge on another person and injures him has transgressed a Torah prohibition; since he has placated his evil inclination with this act, it is deemed a productive activity. However, Raavad maintains that since this action is not really productive, the prohibition is only rabbinic (MT 11:1; MB 316:30). See Har\u0125avot<\/em> 20:9:2 regarding the destructive act of causing a wound.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Torah only prohibits melakhot whose purposes are constructive, like the \u201cmelekhet ma\u0125shevet\u201d of the Mishkan. Accordingly, one who performs a melakha in a destructive or ruinous manner (derekh kilkul) has not transgressed a Torah prohibition, but only a rabbinic prohibition. This is the meaning of the Sages\u2019 statement: \u201cAll who destroy are exempt\u201d (m. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[79],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7209","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-01-09"],"yoast_head":"\n07. 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