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THE
DAILY DAF MESSAGE OF THE BET ZVI DAFactory
IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH STELLA BAS YEHUDA MARCUS a.h.
Presto!
Mishna: One who writes two letters etc. is liable. (103a)
Invisible ink is comprised of lemon juice or onion extract. The writer composes a secret message with it and leaves it to dry. In order to read it, the paper must be placed near a hot surface whereupon the writing reveals itself.
Would it be permitted to take a document written with such ink to a source of heat eg. A blech, candles etc. on Shabbos?
Rav David Oppenheim (Nishal Dovid) says that such an action cannot be considered as writing per se, for the outcome is not due to the fact that a person has taken pen to paper on Shabbos, but is due to the fact that a piece of paper had been moved from one place to another.
He brings an interesting proof from King David who asked advice from Achimelech, who then consulted the 'Urim Vetumim' and the Medrash says that this occurred on Shabbos. Now, the letters on the Urim Vetumim would light up and form words, which in turn would return the G-d sent answer. We can deduce from here, that only the act of writing on Shabbos is forbidden, not the act of causing words to appear automatically.
IN LOVING MEMORY OF SARAH STELLA BAS YEHUDA MARCUS a.h.
Mishna: One who writes two letters etc. is liable. (103a)
Invisible ink is comprised of lemon juice or onion extract. The writer composes a secret message with it and leaves it to dry. In order to read it, the paper must be placed near a hot surface whereupon the writing reveals itself.
Would it be permitted to take a document written with such ink to a source of heat eg. A blech, candles etc. on Shabbos?
Rav David Oppenheim (Nishal Dovid) says that such an action cannot be considered as writing per se, for the outcome is not due to the fact that a person has taken pen to paper on Shabbos, but is due to the fact that a piece of paper had been moved from one place to another.
He brings an interesting proof from King David who asked advice from Achimelech, who then consulted the 'Urim Vetumim' and the Medrash says that this occurred on Shabbos. Now, the letters on the Urim Vetumim would light up and form words, which in turn would return the G-d sent answer. We can deduce from here, that only the act of writing on Shabbos is forbidden, not the act of causing words to appear automatically.
Please note that Halacha Lemaaseh should not be derived from this article.
For halachic matters please consult your rabbi.