“Wow! Just like in the parsha!” exclaimed Yitzy during the Friday night seuda as he was staring at the ceiling in the corner of the room.
Everyone at the table was perplexed by Yitzy’s comment. But when Yitzy pointed to the ceiling in the corner of the room, it became clear to all what Yitzy meant. Just like in the parsha, the water came out from the rock, their home’s ceiling was dripping water due to a leak.
“Quick! Get a bucket!” screamed out Miriam.
As Yitzy ran to get the bucket, Moishy asked those that were still at the table, “But isn’t that water dirty?”
After everyone nodded their head in agreement, he continued, “Well in that case, the water could be muktza.”
“So?” asked Miriam.
Moishy explained: “There is a prohibition on Shabbos called “mevatel kli me’hechano” - making a vessel unusable. Since we won’t be able to move the bucket because of the “muktza water” in it, we will be rendering the bucket unusable! And in any case, what are we going to do once the bucket fills up?!”
Question: Can the bucket be put under the leak?
