In this episode, we continue our series on the halachos of Shabbos and medical emergencies, focusing on pikuach nefesh (life-threatening danger). We explore:

• When it is obligatory to desecrate Shabbos to save or treat a sick person.

• The difference between internal wounds, external injuries, and fevers, and how halacha views each.

• Cases of doubt—why even uncertain danger requires immediate action.

• The role of a doctor’s judgment, the patient’s own assessment, and when a non-Jew should be asked to perform melacha.

• The fundamental debate: is Shabbos completely set aside (hutra) in danger to life, or only temporarily suspended (dechuya)?

Drawing on the Shulchan Aruch, Mishnah Berurah, and later authorities, we clarify how to act responsibly and decisively in urgent medical situations on Shabbos.

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