MB 328.13 – MB 328.17 – Saving the Sick on Shabbos: Priorities, Non-Kosher Food, and Minimizing Melacha
Description
This episode explores the halachos of caring for the dangerously ill on Shabbos. We learn why it is not only permitted but praiseworthy to act with urgency to save a life, even if unintended melachos are performed. Practical cases include rescuing children in danger, breaking doors, and feeding the sick when kosher food is unavailable. The Mishnah Berurah clarifies whether slaughtering an animal or giving non-kosher food is preferable, and how a patient’s refusal to eat can affect halachic decisions. We also examine cooking wine with the help of a non-Jew, the principle of minimizing melacha (such as choosing the smaller cluster of figs), and why extra work beyond what is required should be avoided.
Shabbos
Hilchos Shabbos
Pikuach Nefesh
Dangerously Ill on Shabbos
Saving a Life
Mishnah Berurah
Shulchan Aruch
Refuah on Shabbos
Non-Kosher Food for the Sick
Shabbos and Medicine
Urgency in Saving Lives
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