One Who Did Melacha For Someone Who Turned Out Not to Need it

One Who Did Melacha For Someone Who Turned Out Not to Need it Day: Monday Date: August 3, 2015 Parshat: Ekev Yalkut Yosef: O"H 328 A person who broke Shabbat for a pikuah nefesh situation does not need to do teshuvah since he did not do anything wrong. Even if it became clear later that it was not necessary for him to break Shabbat, such a person is still considered to have done a mitzvah since that was his intention. This is true regardless whether the holeh got better, didn't make it out of his situation, or even if someone else helped the holeh before he did. When breaking Shabbat for a holeh it is best for the melachot do be done by a Jewish adult man. If there are none around, it should be done by anyone who is there. The DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Please visit us online at sephardichalacha.org