Saturday 25 April 2015

health safety shmira - Things that halacha prohibits because of danger


What are things brought down in Halacha that we do not do because of danger?


Although we cannot define the resultant danger in terms of medical science, we accept and adhere faithfully to our Sages' warning that eating fish and meat together is a danger (Pesachim 76b).



Answer




Here's a list of things that are fobidden, according to the Kitzur Shulchan Aruch




Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 4:2 - Not urinating when one has the urge


Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 6:5 - Not pouring out water in homes next to where a person died


Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 32:17 - Drinking very cold water when tired


Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 33:




  • 1: Eating meat with fish or fowl, even if one just cooked them together





  • 3: Sweat except from the face. Puting money in one's mouth




  • 4: Swallowing one's saliva after smelling delicious food




  • 5: Drinking water that was left uncovered




  • 6: Eating food or beverages that were under a bed that was slept on.





  • 7: Walking under a shaky wall, on a rickety bridge, walking alone at night, sleeping alone in a room, drinking water from rivers at night, putting one's mouth on a water spout to drink




  • 9: Eating food that is disgusting




  • 11: Chopping down fruit trees unless the wood is worth more than the fruit, or it's preventing other fruit trees from growing.





  • 12: Putting a non-sealed cup/bottle of hot water on one's stomach




  • 13: Walking through a fast flowing river if the water is higher than one's waist




  • 14: Mentioning potential trouble that could befall one





Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 161:20 - Cutting of Polish plaits


Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 177:




  • 6: After cleaning the corpse (Tahara): leaving the corpse on the cleaning table or turning the cleaning table upside down




  • 7: Kissing children that have died, or holding the corpse's hand and asking to be taken with them





Kitzur Shulchan Aruch 199:13 - Leaving a freshly dug grave open overnight


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