Eating ices or ice cubes on shabat?

Question:

We learned in Sabbath law (שולחן ערוך אורח החיים סימן שכ סעיף ט) that it is forbidden to crush snow and hail so the ice melts and turns partly into water, and I woke up in some doubts that I think pepole are not careful about, if you can explain me the laws thank you.

1. Bite into the ices pop when it becomes a drink when I bit it.

2. Chew a piece of ice pop or ice inside my mouth, is it allowed.

3. When i smashes the ice pop with my teeth while inside the bag, and after the ice is crushed in a bag, i enjoy the food crushed with “hail“.

4. Giving ice cubes in a drink in the glass, or vice versa an infusion of drink on top of ice cubes.

Apparently all cases are forbidden, because in all of them the ice melts and turns partly into water.

You will be rewarded with the commandments

Answer:

1. Allowed.

2. Allowed.

3. If you like that there is also a drink in the hail and not only pieces of ice, it is forbidden. And if it doesn’t matter to him, it’s permissible.

4. Ice cubes are allowed in a drink.

But to put ice cubes and then pour a drink, if you dont mind that the ice will melt to your drink, it is permissible. And if you want the water that comes from the ice, one can be ‘maykel’, as so is the custom to allow so. And one that is ‘machmer’, he will bring a good blessing to him.

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