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Do emergency services work on Shabbat? If their apartment catches on fire would a very orthodox person be allowed to use an extinguisher / carry out some of th
by Vespasian 5y ago
Do emergency services work on Shabbat?
If their apartment catches on fire would a very orthodox person be allowed to use an extinguisher / carry out some of their belongings?
- dvirsky 5y agoSure, there is a principle called Pikuach Nefesh (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pikuach_nefesh) (literal translation - watching over the soul) which means that anything that endangers people's lives is more important than Shabbat. You can certainly drive to a hospital or call 911 or whatever if it's a matter of life or death or an emergency.
- jaza 5y agoNot just Shabbat: "Pikuach nefesh ... is the principle in Jewish law that the preservation of human life overrides virtually any other religious rule."