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When a stroller is pushed over sand or soft earth a groove may be left in the path of the wheels and one can question whether such a practice is permitted on Shabbos because it is similar to plowing, one of the thirty-nine prohibited melachos.
The Gemara (1) frames the issue of dragging a bench or couch on the dirt as a dispute between R’ Yehudah and R’ Shimon. R’ Yehudah maintains that an unintended outcome is prohibited whereas R’ Shimon holds that it is permitted.
We explore the use of the stroller on Yom Tov, and we revisit the issue of the eruv on shabbat.