Applying Ointment on Shabbat
Question
Is it permissible to apply antibiotic ointment for a woman after childbirth, in a place where it is not possible to just place it, on Shabbat and holidays?
Answer
Shalom Rav
It is permissible to apply the ointment in a manner that does not smooth and spread the ointment over the surface of the body.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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