We are allowed to use toilet paper on shabbos, we just are not allowed to tear on Shabbos.
Most authorities classify tearing toilet paper (or attached tissues) under the melachot of koraya (tearing), mechatech (measured cutting), and/or makeh b'patish (finishing touches). [2] As such, one must be sure to cut toilet paper before Shabbat or use tissues that are dispensed one-by-one.
It goes without saying that flushing a toilet is permitted on Shabbat.
39 If the wipe can be used without Squeezing then it may be used on Shabbos. A baby wipe that is slightly moist and is gently dabbed onto the diaper area would be an example of the permissible use of a baby wipe on Shabbos.
37 But only bathing or showering whole or most of the body, even one limb at a time, is forbidden. Partial body washing, i.e., less than half of the body, is permitted with hot water that was heated before Shabbos38.
Yes, sex is permitted and even encouraged on Shabbat. One should eat garlic on Shabbat eve. This is due to the fact that garlic enhances sexual potency, and Friday night is an appropriate time for conjugal relations.
Television and radio
Most rabbinical authorities have prohibited watching television during Shabbat, even if the TV is turned on before the start of Shabbat, and its settings are not changed.
Having learned of the tremendous value of Shabbat, we can understand why its desecration is such a severe sin. The Torah prescribes its harshest punishment for it: if one intentionally desecrates Shabbat in front of witnesses who forewarned him, he is liable for death by stoning.
You may not use toothpaste on Shabbat. You may use water, tooth powder, and toothwashing liquid on Shabbat but, to avoid squeezing the toothbrush bristles, you must put the water or toothwashing liquid into your mouth and not on the brush.
One frequently cited spiritual “cure” is Shabbat, the Jewish day of rest during which Orthodox Jews like myself refrain from using anything powered by electricity, including computers, phones, and TVs (we also don't travel, cook, or tear toilet paper).
Sabbath-friendly solutions. Namely, the bidet. And while not all bidets are ideal for Shabbat, some — such as the handheld bidet as well as non-electric seats and attachments— will work perfectly for the 7th day, or any day of the week, for that matter.
Q15: Can a person use deodorant or antiperspirant spray on Shabbos? Deodorant merely masks smell and is not medicinal; therefore, it may be used on Shabbos. Stick deodorant should not be used due to the prohibition of smearing. Antiperspirant which has been formulated to prevent sweating should not be used on Shabbos.
Discussion: The consensus of contemporary poskim is that it is forbidden to use toothpaste on Shabbos. 66 Their main concern is that applying toothpaste to the teeth or the brush could result in a transgression of the prohibited Shabbos Labor of Memareiach, smoothing.
80:82 One may not carry an umbrella – which is a covering designed to protect people from sun or rain - because opening it forms a canopy. (The possibility of carrying it outside an eiruv is a secondary problem – Bi'ur Halacha 315:8 s.v. tefach.) Rabbi Jack Abramowitz is Torah Content Editor at the Orthodox Union.
Sabbath desecration is the failure to observe the Biblical Sabbath and is usually considered a sin and a breach of a holy day in relation to either the Jewish Shabbat (Friday sunset to Saturday nightfall), the Sabbath in seventh-day churches, or to the Lord's Day (Sunday), which is recognized as the Christian Sabbath ...
You may not carry children on Shabbat in a public domain without an eruv. SITUATION: An eruv breaks or is down on Shabbat. WHAT TO DO: Do not tell someone who is carrying a child, pushing a stroller, or in a similar situation that the eruv is down.
On Shabbat one can do anything except those labors that were performed in the construction of the Mishkan (the portable sanctuary in the wilderness). One may not carry, ride, tie, erect a structure, build a fire, turn on a light, etc.
Summary: One may not wash one's entire body with hot water on Shabbat. One who experiences great discomfort as a result of not being able to shower on Shabbat may wash one's self with water heated by a solar water heater. It is likewise permissible to bathe an infant with water heated by a solar water heater.
However, even walking on Shabbat has its limits. Jewish law sets the maximum walking range from one's city to 2,000 cubits (3,049.5 feet, 0.596 miles (960 meters).
So, should we celebrate the Christian Sabbath? Should we celebrate, commemorate, and keep the Lord's Day? Absolutely—and I would even say that because it is a creation ordinance, it's not really optional. Christians are called to have that day—the first day of the week—as the Christian Sabbath, as the Lord's Day.
May one use Astroglide water-based liquid (personal lubricant) on Shabbos – not only to pour it on but also to smear it around? It is not a gel, but a liquid whose consistency is basically like that of olive oil. Answer: Yes.
You may not use a knocker on a door on Shabbat. You may knock on a door using your fist or knuckles. Doing so will not inevitably (psik reisha) make a furrow. You may walk into the path of an electric eye if it only prevents a door from closing but not if it causes the door to open.
Days of the Week. As a general rule weddings are not held on Shabbat, which comprises Friday evening and all day Saturday. Many couples also choose not to schedule weddings the day before Shabbat so that friends and family don't have to travel on that day.