CURRENT TOPIC: HILCHOS SHABBOS; 39 MELACHOS; FOOD PREPARATION
1) When it comes to coloring food there is a difference if the purpose of adding the ingredients is for it to result in a colored food or not.
When adding tea essence or instant coffee to hot water, even though the water will become colored, it is permitted as the main purpose of adding the tea or coffee is for taste and not to color the water. (See Mishna Berura Siman 320:56)
2) However, if one wants to add red wine into a glass of white wine for the express purpose of turning the wine red, according to some Poskim this would be prohibited. (See Mishna Berura ibid. and Halichos Shlomo; Pesach; Perek 9:5 and footnote Dvar Halacha 11)
The better option when doing this is to pour in the red wine first and then add the white wine to the red. (See Sha'ar HaTziyun Siman 318:65 where he writes that when done this way, according to all opinions, it isn't considered coloring.)
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Reader's Question:
Is it allowed to wear sunglasses on Shabbos, if the sun is too bright and it is painful to go without sunglasses?
Answer:
Ordinary sunglasses used to shade the eyes from the sunlight may not be worn outside on Shabbos (unless there is an Eiruv) , as we worry that when a shady area is reached, they will be removed and ultimately carried on Shabbos.
If they are worn outdoors for health reasons, there may be room for leniency and a Rav should be consulted for Halacha L'Ma'aseh.
If they are prescription glasses which are also tinted to serve as sunglasses, they may be worn.
If they are not prescription, but are worn even indoors for health reasons, they may be worn outdoors as well.
(See Shmiras Shabbos K'Hilchasa Perek 18:18 and footnote 71)
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