Laundering In Hilchos Shabbos

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Melaben was performed in the mishkan for the wool. There are three methods that are considered laundering in Hilchos Shabbos: Wetting a garment, scrubbing a garment and, squeezing a wet garment. Another issue is dusting off a garment. “While the Gemara says that only applies to new, black, garments whose cleanliness you care about, the Achronim point out that those rules are only a function of how concerned a person is about their clothing.” Today most people care about the appearance of their clothing, especially their Shabbos clothing, we assume that you can dust off the clothing. The prohibition of Kibbus (washing) is a secondary category (Toldah) of Melaben. After washing your hands on Shabbat, you are allowed to dry them on a towel, but,