Some cribs have a separate plywood base that is placed on the opened frame. May such a crib be assembled on Shabbat? Some authorities find no issue of making a tent because the covering does not serve the space below it, while others raise the prohibition of building because a standard crib may hold forty se’ah and is treated like land under Rema 314:1. Is there a basis for the common lenient practice?
There is no concern in assembling this crib on Shabbat, because it is not tightened with screws and is not ordinarily assembled tightly. There is likewise no concern of forming a tent.
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