The previous two essays in this series have detailed the Halachos for medical personnel who wish to return home on Shabbos following a life-saving act. We concluded that while some Poskim forbid violating Issurim...
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Yossi Sprung
May I Go Home Now? – Part I
One of the most frequently discussed topics in medical Halacha is “Hitiru Sofan miShum Techilasan” (“they permitted the end due to the beginning”). Doctors, nurses, and medical personnel encounter many scenarios that...
Minimum Necessary
There is a fundamental Machlokes Rishonim concerning Chillul Shabbos for a Choleh sheYesh Bo Sakana. According to one view, it is ideal to perform any necessary actions with either a Shinui or through a non-Jew if this...
Netilas Yadayim and Other Permissible Rechitzos on Yom Kippur
The Shulchan Aruch (O.C. 613) rules: It is forbidden to wash on Yom Kippur whether with hot or cold [water], and even extending one’s finger into water is forbidden. However, if a person’s hands or feet or the rest of...
באיזו משמרת לבחור בראש השנה?
משולחנו של רב בית חולים שאלת חכם: לכבוד הרב יוסף שפרונג, רב המרכז הרפואי שערי צדק. אשמח לשמוע פסק הלכה בשאלה שנוגעת לי ולהרבה רופאים למעשה. אני רופא מתמחה, שעובד בבית חולים בחו”ל. יש לי משמרות ארוכות, ואני לא יכול...
