Addition by Subtraction
לֹא-תְבַעֲרוּ אֵשׁ, בְּכֹל מֹשְׁבֹתֵיכֶם, בְּיוֹם, הַשַּׁבָּת. (שְׁמוֹת לה:ג) You shall not kindle a fire in any of your dwellings on the Shabbos day. The question is asked by all of the commentaries: Why was the prohibition of kindling a flame singled out here, instead of any of the other 38 melachos, which are prohibited on Shabbos? [...]
