Rabbi Jack Abramowitz, MS Ed., is Torah Content Editor at the Orthodox Union. He is the author of nine books, including The Tzniyus Book, The Taryag Companion, The God Book and Ask Rabbi Jack. His two-volume The Complete Targum Onkelos is available from Kodesh Press as well as on Amazon.

Shabbos 25:6

Anything that is not a utensil, like rocks, money, beams, etc., may not be carried on Shabbos. However, even a rock or a beam so large that it requires ten people to carry it may be carried if it is considered a utensil. The doors of a house are considered utensils but they have not been prepared for use so if they become detached - even on Shabbos - they may not be moved. Dirt, sand and a dead body may not be moved, nor may a baby born in the eighth month. Even though he is alive, he is not considered viable and may not be moved.

Shabbos 25:7

One may carry a utensil to perform tasks other than its intended function. For example, one may handle a hammer in order to crack nuts, an axe to cut a cake of figs, a saw to cut cheese, a rake to gather dried figs, a pitchfork to feed a child, a spindle to pierce a hole, a needle to pick a lock or a millstone for use as a chair. The same is true in all comparable cases.

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