Posted on 05/17/2012 8:58:02 PM PDT by olcurmudgeon
What should religious doctors do if a gentile is injured in a car accident on Shabbat and is rushed to the hospital? According to Rabbi Ovadia Yosef, this does not warrant violating the sanctity of the Sabbath.
During a class on Sabbath halacha relating to religious physicians, the spiritual leader of Shas said that while doctors are expected to do everything in their power – even if it requires violating the Sabbath – in order to save Jews whose lives are in danger, the same does not apply for gentiles.
"If a gentile were to get injured in a car accident during Sabbath, and he is brought to the hospital – Israel must not treat him," he said, explaining that "if the particular procedures come from rabbis (de-rabbanan), then they might be permitted, but if they stem from prohibitions in the Torah (de-'oraita), then they are not allowed, as the Torah forbids to violate the Sabbath for gentiles."
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gee thanks.
A Jew named Jesus handled that one 2000 years ago.
This rabbi is full of shit. I’m Jewish and had a Jewish uncle who was a doctor. He never discriminated against anyone who needed help.
This nut is not a Jew. He’s a schmuck posing as a Jew.
We have some aholes like that. Beware of them!
Maybe twisting the knife to breed dissent?
The great rabbi Hillel said that even saving the life of a cow merited breaking the sabbath.
Ignorant superstitious fools.
These rabbis ought to read the New Testament. Particularly the parable of the Good Samaritan. In fact — is it possible that the Good Samaritan parable was intended as a SPECIFIC REBUKE to this nonsense from the Rabbis?
I guess the cow was Jewish and not a Gentile!
Hey that brings up the question: “Why do LDS’ers call nonLDS’ers “Gentiles”?
These rabbis ought to read the New Testament. Particularly the parable of the Good Samaritan. In fact — is it possible that the Good Samaritan parable was intended as a SPECIFIC REBUKE to this nonsense from the Rabbis?
Gee I see the Rabbi is setting up a money changing booth int he temple waiting to get his ass kicked by Jesus again.
I’m betting that would depend on which Jewish doctor is available and I’m also betting that most, if not all, would respond to an emergency regardless of the day of the week.
Shas has always been schmucks.
Hmm, a Rabbi that spent a lot of time in Egypt; wonder what kind of other possibly non-Biblical influence he might have absorbed. Sorry, Obadiah Joseph; you might have picked up something from the Muslims, it sounds like.
Just work around them. Ovadia was always a pompous ass.
And the last three posts have been specifically about Jews.
Ah. Newcurmudgeon :)).
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Snif, snif....
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