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Returning from Medical Treatment on Shabbat

Question

Is it permissible to return with a non-Jewish driver on Shabbat after a suturing treatment for a baby under two years old?

Answer

Shalom u’vrachah 

 When the baby has a need for this, such as the food he is used to, the ability to sleep and rest properly, and the like, it is permissible to return by means of a non-Jew. This is because all the needs of a small child are considered the needs of a sick person. 

Answered 4 July 2026 How answers are reviewed
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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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