Riding Bicycles on Yom Kippur
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Question
My wife teaches at the Shuvu school — the girls are from secular families [and a few from traditional families]. On Yom Kippur, riding bicycles is very common among them. The girls ask if they can ride them [non-electric]. The problem is that even those who pray take 10-15 minutes and need something to do for the rest of the day. What should we tell them????
Answer
Hello
The poskim have prohibited riding bicycles on Shabbat and Yom Tov for various reasons. It is compared to things that are rabbinically prohibited.
However, it is certainly preferable to other activities that involve desecrating Shabbat according to the Torah.
It cannot be said that it is permitted, but it can be told to them that in times of great difficulty [boredom, etc.], it is better to ride bicycles than to play on the phone or other devices that are prohibited by the Torah.