On Shabbos morning, Imma opened the fridge in trying to figure out what she could feed to her little kids for breakfast.
“Oh how about a yogurt?!” she said.
“Yeah!” cheered her 3-year-old son Chaim.
But her 4-year-old daughter Miriam showed a face of disapproval. “They are not sweet!” she complained.
“Don’t worry. I’ll mix in some chocolate chips inside,” said Imma.
“Ok, I guess so,” said Miriam.
So Imma took out two containers from the fridge, but they were attached to each other. When she was about to break them apart, she paused and started thinking if that was permitted to do now.
Question: Can Imma separate the two yogurt containers?
Answer: Sefer Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchosa (9:11) writes: “It is also permitted [on Shabbos] to separate two containers of Leben that are connected to each other, as long as one is careful not to tear letters or images.”
