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===Birth control=== | ===Birth control=== | ||
# It's permissible to take birth control pills on [[Shabbat]] (assuming she received halachic permission to take these pills). <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2228 Rabbi Mansour on DailyHalacha.com], Chacham Ovadia Yosef [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=3319 Halacha Yomit]</ref> | # It's permissible to take birth control pills on [[Shabbat]] (assuming she received halachic permission to take these pills). <ref> [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2228 Rabbi Mansour on DailyHalacha.com], Chacham Ovadia Yosef [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=3319 Halacha Yomit]</ref> | ||
===Bone | ===Bone Fracture=== | ||
# For a simple bone fracture a non-Jew may be asked to do anything necessary, e.g., make a phone call, drive a car, take x-rays or put on a cast. [If a non-Jew is not available, some poskim permit a Jew to do these acts if they are done with a shinui, in an abnormal manner. <Ref> This is the view of Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav 328:19 and Eglei Tal ([[Tochen]] 18). Some poskim (Rav S.Z. Auerbach, quoted in Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 33, note 18; Shevet ha-Levi 8:93) rule that one may rely on this view, especially when there is “danger to a limb.” Note, however, that Mishna Brurah, Aruch ha-Shulchan and most poskim do not agree with this leniency. </ref>] If there is even a small chance of internal bleeding, e.g., the thigh or pelvis bone was fractured, or if the elbow was shattered, all [[Shabbat]] restrictions are lifted. <Ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | # For a simple bone fracture a non-Jew may be asked to do anything necessary, e.g., make a phone call, drive a car, take x-rays or put on a cast. [If a non-Jew is not available, some poskim permit a Jew to do these acts if they are done with a shinui, in an abnormal manner. <Ref> This is the view of Shulchan Aruch ha-Rav 328:19 and Eglei Tal ([[Tochen]] 18). Some poskim (Rav S.Z. Auerbach, quoted in Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 33, note 18; Shevet ha-Levi 8:93) rule that one may rely on this view, especially when there is “danger to a limb.” Note, however, that Mishna Brurah, Aruch ha-Shulchan and most poskim do not agree with this leniency. </ref>] If there is even a small chance of internal bleeding, e.g., the thigh or pelvis bone was fractured, or if the elbow was shattered, all [[Shabbat]] restrictions are lifted. <Ref> The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
===Bow Legged Baby=== | |||
# It is forbidden to straighten the legs of a bow-legged baby on Shabbat since doing so is considered an act of healing.<ref>[http://www.yutorah.org/sidebar/lecture.cfm/893696/rabbi-hershel-schachter/berachos-64-35a-36a-kol-haneheneh-making-a-living-vs-learning-kevius-for-maaser-pas-habaah-bekisnin-medications/ Rav Schachter (Brachot Shiur 64 min 107)]</ref> | |||
===Cellulites=== | ===Cellulites=== | ||
# Since cellulitis may be life-threatening immediate medical attention is required. <Ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | # Since cellulitis may be life-threatening immediate medical attention is required. <Ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
