Descending from a Tree on Shabbat
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Question
Hello and blessings, honorable Rabbi. We learned in class that it is forbidden to climb trees on Shabbat, and one of the friends said he didn't care and climbed the tree. Afterwards, he regretted desecrating Shabbat and told us he didn't want to come down because then he would be using another part of the tree on Shabbat. We told him he must come down. In the end, he stayed there stuck for 3 hours until Shabbat ended. We wanted to know who was right?
Answer
Hello,
In the case mentioned, where he climbed the tree intentionally despite knowing it was forbidden, and then repented, it is indeed forbidden for him to descend from the tree on Shabbat. By staying on the tree, he acted correctly and demonstrated that he truly repented for what he did.
Source
Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chayim, Siman 336, Paragraph 1).
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