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MB 334.26 – Fire on Shabbos: Asking Non-Jews, Property Concerns & Pikuach Nefesh

MB 334.26 – Fire on Shabbos: Asking Non-Jews, Property Concerns & Pikuach Nefesh

Update: 2025-12-03
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A practical and detailed overview of the halachic principles governing how to respond to a fire on Shabbos. This episode explains when one may hint to or request assistance from a non-Jew, the limits on protecting property, and how sudden loss changes the halachic framework. We also explore the Rema’s ruling that in modern settings every fire involves possible danger to life—making extinguishing it not only permitted but praiseworthy. The shiur reviews distinctions between property protection and life-saving action, obligations to prevent danger, and the Mishnah Berurah’s discussion of repentance, fasting, and monetary substitution for transgressions.

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MB 334.26 – Fire on Shabbos: Asking Non-Jews, Property Concerns & Pikuach Nefesh

MB 334.26 – Fire on Shabbos: Asking Non-Jews, Property Concerns & Pikuach Nefesh

Moshe Zeidman