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Reproducing or republishing an article, in whole or in part, in any other forum requires permission of the author or the moderator. Additional information regarding subscription, submission, and backissue requests may be found at the end of this digest. The biblical concept of melakha applies to work involving the production, creation, and transformation of an object. One may spend the entire Sabbath opening and closing books until one drops with exhaustion and yet not violate the Sabbath. One the other hand, the mere striking of a match, just once, is a desecration of the Sabbath because it involves creation.