Commentary for Shabbat 99:15
נימא כתנאי בכל חפין את הכלים חוץ מכלי כסף בגרתקון הא נתר וחול מותר
R. Ashi said, We too have learnt [so]: One must not move straw [lying] upon a bed with his hand, yet he may move it with his body;<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Generally speaking, straw is meant for fuel or brickmaking, and is therefore mukzeh. Therefore if straw is lying on a bed, not having been designated for a mattress, one must not move it with his hand to straighten it and make the bed more comfortable, but he may do so with his body, because that is an unusual manner (v. p. 201, n. 1 and p. 115, n. 7). ');"><sup>13</sup></span>
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