The Cohen family had Mr. Silver as a guest for their Friday night seuda. During the seuda, Mr. Silver noticed Dr. Cohen’s diploma hanging on a wall.
“Whose diploma is it?” asked Mr. Silver.
“Boruch Hashem, it’s my diploma for my doctor’s degree,” answered Dr. Cohen.
“Wow! That’s amazing. I didn’t know that you are a doctor!” said Mr. Silver as he walked over to the wall where the diploma was hanging.
“My vision is not so great,” said Mr. Silver, “Do you mind if I take down your diploma and take a closer look at it?”
“Ahh...hmm...I guess I don’t mind,” replied Dr. Cohen.
At that moment, the youngest son of the Cohen’s said to the honored guest, “Mr. Silver - but isn’t my totty’s diploma muktza?!”
Mr. Silver looked at Chaim with puzzled look.
Question: Can Mr. Silver take down the diploma?
Hints & Answers
HALACHA CHALLENGE: Shemiras Shabbos Kehilchosa (20:22) writes: “Any object that a person set a special place for it (due to its great value), and he is careful not to move it due to the concern that it should not get damaged, such as a wall clock, a diploma that he is careful about, are also included in the category of “muktza machmas chesron kis” and there isn’t any permission to move it.”
RHYME: “pursue it”
RIDDLE: 1. 28:12, 32:2 2. Lavan did not want to mix the joy of Leah’s wedding with the joy of Rachel’s wedding. Thus, after the 1st wedding, he told to Yaakov that he needs to wait one week. [Now, if Lavan did not want to reduce someone's joy, how much more so we should be careful about that!] 3. Yaakov and Moshe. Yaakov said: ...הַזֶּה אָכֵן יֵשׁ ה' בַמָּקוֹם הַזֶּה... אָרי יַווַיֹּאמַר מַה־נּוֹרָּא הַמָּקוֹם Moshe said: אָרי יַומֹּשֶּׁה וַיֹּאמַר אָכֵן נוֹדַע הַדָּבָּר | *Note: Menucha answers merely serve as a platform for discussion and further study, and not as decisive teachings of halacha.
