Over the next few weeks, I would like to discuss a general set of laws that are not connected to any one of the 39 melachos. There are many categories of sick people, and each one of them has different laws with regards to shabbos. The most basic is choleh sh’yesh bo sakanah, someone deathly ill. In general, one may violate any issur, prohibition, to save his life. For a non-life-threatening illness, all Biblical prohibitions are in force, but various Rabbinic prohibitions are waived. Some one that has mild aches, has added prohibitions over a healthy person. I would like to discuss each of these separately and outline exactly what is and isn’t permitted for each.
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