Jewish law (Halakha) defines thirty-nine categories of activities that are prohibited on Shabbat. These prohibited activities, or Melachot, are divided into six categories.
Field Work
- Sowing
- Plowing
- Reaping
- Binding
- Threshing
- Winnowing
- Selecting
- Grinding
- Sifting
- Kneading
- Baking
Making Material
- Shearing Wool
- Cleaning
- Combing
- Dying
- Spinning
- Stretching Threads
- Making Loops
- Weaving Threads
- Separating Threads
- Tying a Knot
- Untying a Knot
- Sewing
- Tearing
Making Leather Material
- Trapping
- Slaughtering
- Skinning
- Tanning
- Smoothing
- Ruling Lines
- Cutting
Making the Beams of the Mishkan
Putting up & Taking Down of the Mishkan
The Mishkan's Final Touches
- Entinguishing a Fire
- Kindling a Fire
- Striking a Final Hammer Blow
- Carrying
