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MB3 164a: Wounds on Shabbos (328:5-8)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

One must violate Shabbos to treat an external injury if there even a slight possibility of it becoming life-threatening. We believe the patient when he/she says that an injury is life-threatening.

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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