Among the common Halachic questions that arise in cases of patients who need to be taken to the hospital on Shabbos, aside from those regarding methods of transport and the specific Halachos about traveling in or...
Category - Orach Chaim
Rabbi Yosef Sprung
From the Rabbi’s Desk: Streamlined Slichos
Question: Dear Rabbi Sprung, I work the morning shift and must arrive very early at the hospital. It is impossible to attend the entire recitation of Slichos in Shul, and even if I Daven alone, I can only recite some of...
Newborn Screening on Shabbos
Many nurses have asked recently about performing the newborn metabolic screening test on Shabbos. Newborn screening is intended to detect an extensive list of serious but treatable medical conditions.[1] Early diagnosis...
הרב ישראל מאיר מלכה
Rabbi Yossi Sprung
