Tearing, the tenth of
39 Melachot.
It encompasses undoing any form of sewing.
and includes tearing a
garment or piece of cloth (such as to make rags).
Separating
glued papers falls under this heading, too.
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Most of this information is taken
from the book "SABBATH Day of Eternity"
by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan, published by NCSY.
In the book itself, there are notes that refer the
reader to detailed footnotes.
I am lucky to have found such a clear, concise manual
with these brief overviews of laws so vast and complex
there are Rabbis that specialize in them.