What's the Halacha?
לקראת שבת | June 25, 2026
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What's the Halacha?

לקראת שבת | June 25, 2026

Q: May one wear photogray glasses (whose lenses darken in the sun) on Shabbos?

ANSWER: Yes, it is permitted to wear such glasses. Even though they change colors and thus pose a sha’ala of tzoveya (dyeing), poskim permit using them on Shabbos due to a combination of factors.

(כללים מלאכת צובע התירים פרק ב‘, סעיף ה‘ דוגמא 2)

Q: May one wear photogray glasses (whose lenses darken in the sun) on Shabbos?

ANSWER: Yes, it is permitted to wear such glasses. Even though they change colors and thus pose a sha’ala of tzoveya (dyeing), poskim permit using them on Shabbos due to a combination of factors.

(כללים מלאכת צובע התירים פרק ב‘, סעיף ה‘ דוגמא 2)

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