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e had a very hurried Friday and somehow the mixer was never put away. It looks ugly on the counter and takes up space that I need. May I move it?
If you’re expecting guests and you would be embarrassed by the clutter you may pick up the mixer and put it away. If you won’t be embarrassed by the mess but need to use the space where the mixer sits it’s questionable whether or not you may move the mixer and you should do so only under extenuating circumstances. (The poskim debate whether a mixer is a kli shemelachto l’issur which may be moved when its space is needed or if it is a stricter type of muktzeh that may not be moved even when its space is needed.)
My baby was pulling on my necklace and he snapped it in half. Does it become muktzeh? If it’s in his hands can I lift him and nudge his hand so he drops it somewhere safe?
Since a necklace that’s snapped in half is no longer usable it becomes muktzeh and it may not be moved for any reason. You may not pick up a baby who’s holding on to the broken necklace since that’s considered as if you’re moving the muktzeh but you may nudge the baby’s hand so that he drops the necklace somewhere safe.
