Bathing a Child on Shabbat
Question
A small child got dirty from vomiting on Shabbat. Is it permissible to wash him with water heated before Shabbat, and what is the reason?
Answer
It is permissible to use water heated before Shabbat, such as water from a boiler, to pour into a bathtub and add cold water.
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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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Source
Orach Chaim 326.
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