A question to our Jewish friends

[Beja]

On a cookie box labeled Yehuda Martzos there's a label saying:
Box should be opened before Shabbos and Yom Tov.
Is this the expiration date? can I open it today?

 

[Erel]

It is not an expiration date and you can open it.
If I understand correctly, it means that religious Jewish people should avoid the task of opening the box on Saturday.

 

[Sandman]

it means that religious Jewish people should avoid the task of opening the box on Saturday

Does this mean that religious Jewish people need to plan their snacking and open enough cookie boxes on Friday to make it past Saturday?

 

[LucaMs]

[The Big Bang theory]

Sheldon doesn't want his friends to hang out with his sister.

[Howard]: "Is it because I am Jewish?" (and...)
https://getyarn.io/yarn-clip/f5394eb7-81c7-4157-9af2-d39f712875cc

 

[Erel]

Does this mean that religious Jewish people need to plan their snacking and open enough cookie boxes on Friday to make it past Saturday?

I think so.

 

[Sandman]

There's a joke in there somewhere, I just can't find it.

 

[moty22]

It means it will never taste as good if you open it in other times.

 

[Sandman]

Forbidden fruit, etc?

 

[ilan]

As Erel already answered correctly, this is not the expiration date. But make sure to check the expiration date. it should be somewhere on the box!

If I understand correctly, it means that religious Jewish people should avoid the task of opening the box on Saturday.

It means it will never taste as good if you open it in other times.

this is not 100% correct.

i can open the box or a snack on Saturday if the opening is destroying the package and also make sure not to cut it between the letters.
the reason for that is:

there are things that are not allowed to do it Shabbat. (Saturday)

one of them is DELETE (the opposite of write, i think it is called delete or clear?!)
and if you cut it between the letters it is like deleting the word

the second problem is that you may not BUILD something even by destroying it. For example, if you open a Tuna box in Shabbat there is no problem but if you want to use this box to store something after Shabbat it turns out that you created a box even though you opened the box to eat the Tuna in the end if you want to keep the box for another purpose it is not allowed. if you throw it in the garbage then it is ok.

the is no use of the Mazot box so there should not be a problem opening it in Shabbat although if you can open it before then do it so this is basically why it is written.

 

[Erel]

Thank you Ilan. I've learnt something today

 

[Beja]

Thank you Erel, Ilan and all.. I learn something about Jewish culture today. I am planning to learn Hebrew.