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===Sleep disorder=== | ===Sleep disorder=== | ||
#There are conflicting views among contemporary poskim about taking sleeping pills or No-Doze pills.<ref>[http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=3320 | #There are conflicting views among contemporary poskim about taking sleeping pills or No-Doze pills.<ref>Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach (Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 33:16), and [http://www.halachayomit.co.il/EnglishDefault.asp?HalachaID=3320 Chacham Ovadia Yosef are lenient] See Minchas Yitzchak 3:21, Tzitz Eliezer 9:17, Be’er Moshe 1:33 and Shalmei Yehudah, pg. 176, for the various views. </ref> One who is weak all over or bedridden may take them. | ||
#Cotton balls may be used as ear plugs. It is permitted to use pliable ear plugs, which are made from a wax-like material that spreads to fill the cavity of the ear. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt) quoting Rav S.Z. Auerbach (Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 14:45); Shraga ha-Meir 5:23. Rav Y.S. Elyashiv, however, recommends not using pliable ear plugs on [[Shabbat]]; see Ashrei ha-Ish 17:117; 33:7 </ref> | |||
===Sore throat=== | ===Sore throat=== | ||
#For a sore throat medication may not be taken. Gargling is prohibited. <ref>S”A 328:32</ref> Drinking tea or any other hot drink, or sucking a candy, is permitted even if the intention is for medicinal purposes. <ref>S”A 328:37 </ref> | #For a sore throat medication may not be taken. Gargling is prohibited.<ref>S”A 328:32</ref> Drinking tea or any other hot drink, or sucking a candy, is permitted even if the intention is for medicinal purposes. <ref>S”A 328:37 </ref> | ||
===Splinter=== | ===Splinter=== | ||
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===Sprain=== | ===Sprain=== | ||
#For a sprain if the patient is not experiencing severe pain, nothing | #For a sprain, if the patient is not experiencing severe pain, nothing should be done. If the patient is experiencing severe pain, medication may be taken and a massage may be given. A makeshift splint may be applied, provided that no [[Shabbat]] Labors are transgressed.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
===Stitches=== | ===Stitches=== | ||
#A non-Jew is allowed to stitch any wound, even if the stitching is done only for cosmetic reasons.<ref>Minchat Shelomo 2:34-33 and Nishmas Avraham, vol. 4, O.C. 340. See also Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 33, note 26, and 35, note 65-66.</ref> Some say even a Jew can add extra stitches for cosmetic reasons.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata ch. 33 fnt. 26</ref> A Jew may place a butterfly bandage or steri-strips to close a simple laceration or cut. Surgical skin closure glue may also be used. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt). See [http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html].</ref> | #A non-Jew is allowed to stitch any wound, even if the stitching is done only for cosmetic reasons.<ref>Minchat Shelomo 2:34-33 and Nishmas Avraham, vol. 4, O.C. 340. See also Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 33, note 26, and 35, note 65-66.</ref> Some say even a Jew can add extra stitches for cosmetic reasons.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata ch. 33 fnt. 26</ref> A Jew may place a butterfly bandage or steri-strips to close a simple laceration or cut. Surgical skin closure glue may also be used.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt). See [http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html].</ref> | ||
===Stopping bleeding=== | ===Stopping bleeding=== | ||
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===Strep throat=== | ===Strep throat=== | ||
#For a strep throat all oral [[medications]] may be taken. Even if the infection is no longer present, the prescribed medicine begun on a weekday must be continued until finished. A culture may be taken by a non-Jew. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | #For a strep throat all oral [[medications]] may be taken. Even if the infection is no longer present, the prescribed medicine begun on a weekday must be continued until finished. A culture may be taken by a non-Jew.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
===Sunburn=== | ===Sunburn=== | ||
#For a ordinary sunburn [[medications]] are not permitted. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | #For a ordinary sunburn [[medications]] are not permitted.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
===Sweating=== | ===Sweating=== | ||
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===Swelling=== | ===Swelling=== | ||
#It is permitted to press a knife, etc. against the skin to prevent or minimize swelling. <ref>Mishna Brurah 328:144 </ref> | #It is permitted to press a knife, etc. against the skin to prevent or minimize swelling.<ref>Mishna Brurah 328:144 </ref> | ||
#It is permitted to wash or soak the swollen area in water.<ref>Tzitz Eliezer 8:15 (15-12) </ref> It is permitted to place a compress, <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)writes in order to avoid [[sechitah]] and/or libun, only paper towels or napkins should be used and care should be taken not to squeeze them.</ref> ice (placed in plastic bag) or any frozen item over a swollen area. <ref>Be’er Moshe 1:33-18, Contemporary Questions in Halacha and Hashkafa pg. 144, [http://www.learntorah.com/lt-shiur-details.aspx?id=4985 Rabbi Meyer Yedid]. Rabbi Yedid says that this is because the [[refuah]] cannot be replicated through medicines and therefore wasn't included in the rabbinic enactment against [[refuah]]. See also Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 35:35 </ref> Some forbid applying an ice pack if it is clearly being done for medicinal reasons.<ref>Rabbi Heinemann cited by the [https://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/kashrus-kurrents-2019/6238/medicine-on-shabbos-questions-and-answers-from-rav-moshe-heinemann-shlita/ Star-K]. See Shulchan Shlomo 328:37 and Halachos of Refuah on Shabbos p. 29.</ref> | #It is permitted to wash or soak the swollen area in water.<ref>Tzitz Eliezer 8:15 (15-12) </ref> It is permitted to place a compress,<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)writes in order to avoid [[sechitah]] and/or libun, only paper towels or napkins should be used and care should be taken not to squeeze them.</ref> ice (placed in plastic bag) or any frozen item over a swollen area.<ref>Be’er Moshe 1:33-18, Contemporary Questions in Halacha and Hashkafa pg. 144, [http://www.learntorah.com/lt-shiur-details.aspx?id=4985 Rabbi Meyer Yedid]. Rabbi Yedid says that this is because the [[refuah]] cannot be replicated through medicines and therefore wasn't included in the rabbinic enactment against [[refuah]]. See also Shemiras [[Shabbat]] K’hilchasah 35:35 </ref> Some forbid applying an ice pack if it is clearly being done for medicinal reasons.<ref>Rabbi Heinemann cited by the [https://www.star-k.org/articles/kashrus-kurrents/kashrus-kurrents-2019/6238/medicine-on-shabbos-questions-and-answers-from-rav-moshe-heinemann-shlita/ Star-K]. See Shulchan Shlomo 328:37 and Halachos of Refuah on Shabbos p. 29.</ref> | ||
===Toothache=== | ===Toothache=== | ||
#A minor (cavity) toothache may not be treated with painkillers, but one is permitted to drink whiskey, etc., provided that it is swallowed immediately. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on S”A O.C. 328:32. See also Mishna Brurah 328:102 </ref>A severe toothache (to the point where one feels weak all over) or gum infection may be treated with oral medication. If the tooth needs to be extracted, a non-Jew may be asked to do so. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on Rama, O.C. 328:3. See Tzitz Eliezer 9:17 (2-11)</ref> | #A minor (cavity) toothache may not be treated with painkillers, but one is permitted to drink whiskey, etc., provided that it is swallowed immediately.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on S”A O.C. 328:32. See also Mishna Brurah 328:102 </ref> A severe toothache (to the point where one feels weak all over) or gum infection may be treated with oral medication. If the tooth needs to be extracted, a non-Jew may be asked to do so.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)based on Rama, O.C. 328:3. See Tzitz Eliezer 9:17 (2-11)</ref> | ||
===Wound=== | ===Wound=== | ||
#Cuts and abrasions may be washed or soaked in water | #Cuts and abrasions may be washed or soaked in water. It is not permitted, however, to soak absorbent cotton or paper in such a solution and then wash the wound with it. The wound may be covered with a non-medicated Band-Aid.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
==Medicine after Candle Lighting before [[Kiddush]]== | ==Medicine after Candle Lighting before [[Kiddush]]== | ||
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==Purchasing the Medicine== | ==Purchasing the Medicine== | ||
#In situations where one is considered “ill” and is permitted to take medicine on [[Shabbat]], it is also permitted to ask a non-Jew to drive to a drugstore, buy medicine and bring it to him. <ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | #In situations where one is considered “ill” and is permitted to take medicine on [[Shabbat]], it is also permitted to ask a non-Jew to drive to a drugstore, buy medicine and bring it to him.<ref>The Weekly Halachah Discussion (Rabbi Doniel Neustadt)</ref> | ||
== Vaccination == | == Vaccination == | ||
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==Medical Plaster== | ==Medical Plaster== | ||
#It is forbidden to cut or tear medical plaster on shabbat. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata, 35:24</ref> | #It is forbidden to cut or tear medical plaster on shabbat.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata, 35:24</ref> | ||
==Ripping the Packaging of a Medicine== | ==Ripping the Packaging of a Medicine== | ||
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===Foods and drinks=== | ===Foods and drinks=== | ||
#Even someone with a minor ailment may eat food which healthy people eat even if one’s intention is for improving one’s health. For example, someone who has a head ache may eat honey, a lemon, or suck on candy. Someone who has a hoarse throat may swallow a raw egg. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 34:4 based on Shulchan Aruch 328:37, Aruch Hashulchan 328:48. Refer to Mishna Brurah 328:117-118. See Ketzos Ha’shulchan 134:16:pages 31-32 in depth on what constitutes a health persons food. </ref> | #Even someone with a minor ailment may eat food which healthy people eat even if one’s intention is for improving one’s health. For example, someone who has a head ache may eat honey, a lemon, or suck on candy. Someone who has a hoarse throat may swallow a raw egg.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 34:4 based on Shulchan Aruch 328:37, Aruch Hashulchan 328:48. Refer to Mishna Brurah 328:117-118. See Ketzos Ha’shulchan 134:16:pages 31-32 in depth on what constitutes a health persons food. </ref> | ||
#Foods and drinks are permitted even when they are consumed for medicinal purposes. For example, one may have tea for a sore throat on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org], 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 477) </ref> | #Foods and drinks are permitted even when they are consumed for medicinal purposes. For example, one may have tea for a sore throat on [[Shabbat]].<ref>[http://www.torah.org/advanced/weekly-halacha/5760/chukas.html Rabbi Doniel Neustadt on Torah.org], 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 2, pg 477) </ref> | ||
===Tylenol or Aspirin=== | ===Tylenol or Aspirin=== | ||
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#Some say that a multi-vitamin that one takes everyday is permitted since it is a food and not a [[refuah]].<ref>Opinion of Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l quoted in Divrei Chachumim page 137:footnote 389, Shemiras [[Shabbos]] K’hilchoso 34:footnote 85. In regard to regular vitamins see Divrei Chachumim pages 137-138, Igros Moshe O.C. 3:54, Nishmas Avraham 1:328:pages 212-213, Shulchan Shlomo 328:58, Tzitz Eliezer 14:50, Oz Nedberu 6:72, Be’er Moshe 1:33, Shalmei Yehuda 10:footnote 51. </ref> | #Some say that a multi-vitamin that one takes everyday is permitted since it is a food and not a [[refuah]].<ref>Opinion of Harav Yaakov Kamenetsky zt”l quoted in Divrei Chachumim page 137:footnote 389, Shemiras [[Shabbos]] K’hilchoso 34:footnote 85. In regard to regular vitamins see Divrei Chachumim pages 137-138, Igros Moshe O.C. 3:54, Nishmas Avraham 1:328:pages 212-213, Shulchan Shlomo 328:58, Tzitz Eliezer 14:50, Oz Nedberu 6:72, Be’er Moshe 1:33, Shalmei Yehuda 10:footnote 51. </ref> | ||
==Elective | ==Elective Surgery== | ||
#One should make sure to schedule a non emergency surgery in the first three days of the week but not on or after Wednesday. However, after the fact and if one did the surgery at such a time and there is a situation of Pikuach Nefesh it is totally permissible to violate [[Shabbat]] like any other sick person in danger. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 32:33 based on the idea of Baal HaMoer quoted in Shulchan Aruch O.C. 248:4. [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?a=131251 Rav Shmuel Fuerst] said that he heard Rav Moshe Feinstein rule the same way. Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 32 note 99) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman who says that if an expert doctor who is needed for this surgery is only available on Wednesday through Friday it is permissible to schedule the surgery then. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]].</ref> Sephardim could be lenient to schedule such a surgery on Wednesday but not past Thursday.<ref>Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 1, pg 60) </ref> | #One should make sure to schedule a non emergency surgery in the first three days of the week but not on or after Wednesday. However, after the fact and if one did the surgery at such a time and there is a situation of Pikuach Nefesh it is totally permissible to violate [[Shabbat]] like any other sick person in danger. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 32:33 based on the idea of Baal HaMoer quoted in Shulchan Aruch O.C. 248:4. [https://www.torahanytime.com/#/lectures?a=131251 Rav Shmuel Fuerst] said that he heard Rav Moshe Feinstein rule the same way. Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 32 note 99) quotes Rav Shlomo Zalman who says that if an expert doctor who is needed for this surgery is only available on Wednesday through Friday it is permissible to schedule the surgery then. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]].</ref> Sephardim could be lenient to schedule such a surgery on Wednesday but not past Thursday.<ref>Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]], vol 1, pg 60) </ref> | ||
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==Inducing labor== | ==Inducing labor== | ||
#It is permissible for a pregnant woman who is past her term to receive a hormone infusion to induce labor if the doctor feels that there danger to the life of the mother or fetus. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 32, note 98 (note 100, in new one)).For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | #It is permissible for a pregnant woman who is past her term to receive a hormone infusion to induce labor if the doctor feels that there danger to the life of the mother or fetus.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 32, note 98 (note 100, in new one)).For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | ||
==Caesarian | ==Caesarian Section== | ||
#If according to the doctor a women has to have a caesarian section and she can choose to schedule the surgery, she should schedule for the first three days of the week and not Wednesday through Friday. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 36:4 based on the principle of the Baal HaMoer. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | #If according to the doctor a women has to have a caesarian section and she can choose to schedule the surgery, she should schedule for the first three days of the week and not Wednesday through Friday.<ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 36:4 based on the principle of the Baal HaMoer. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | ||
==A | ==A Doctor on Call== | ||
#A doctor who is on call and there is a sick patient under his or her care, some say that the doctor should stay in the hospital or nearby so that the doctor will not have to travel on [[Shabbat]]<ref>Sh”t Igrot Moshe 1:131 and Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 30:26 </ref>, while others are lenient if it will ruin the doctor and his family’s oneg [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 40 note 71) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach explaining that since there is a mitzvah of oneg [[Shabbat]] one is not obligated to leave one’s home on Friday in order to avoid violation of [[Shabbat]]. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | #A doctor who is on call and there is a sick patient under his or her care, some say that the doctor should stay in the hospital or nearby so that the doctor will not have to travel on [[Shabbat]]<ref>Sh”t Igrot Moshe 1:131 and Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 30:26 </ref>, while others are lenient if it will ruin the doctor and his family’s oneg [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata (chap 40 note 71) in name of Rav Shlomo Zalman Auerbach explaining that since there is a mitzvah of oneg [[Shabbat]] one is not obligated to leave one’s home on Friday in order to avoid violation of [[Shabbat]]. For background of this topic [[Brit_Milah#Delayed Milah on Thursday or Friday|see here]]. </ref> | ||
