Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site pegasus.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxl!houxm!hogpc!pegasus!naiman From: naiman@pegasus.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion.jewish Subject: Re: When the Sabbath can be desecrated Message-ID: <1576@pegasus.UUCP> Date: Wed, 8-Aug-84 19:14:53 EDT Article-I.D.: pegasus.1576 Posted: Wed Aug 8 19:14:53 1984 Date-Received: Thu, 9-Aug-84 04:46:01 EDT References: <108@faron.UUCP> <5009@utcsrgv.UUCP> Organization: AT&T Information Systems, Lincroft NJ Lines: 20 > That if a dying person (A) requests to see someone (B), then B is allowed to > desecrate the Sabbath in order to reach A as fast as possible. The question > is then raised that perhaps A should just be told that B is on the way, > but B should not be contacted (especially if there's no way in hell [:-)] > for B to arrive in time). However, since A might know the 'halacha' (law), > he would know that B would not be contacted, and he would not be fooled. [My addition] AND The law states that one MUST respect a dying man's wishes, otherwise you may hasten his death. > Therefore, it was decided that in all cases, B should be contacted and > immediately set out towards A. -- ==> Ephrayim J. Naiman @ AT&T Information Systems Laboratories (201) 576-6259 Paths: [ihnp4, allegra, ...]!pegasus!naiman