Wearing Regular and Reading Glasses in a Place With no Eruv

Wearing Regular and Reading Glasses in a Place With no Eruv Day: Thursday Date: November 19, 2015 Parshat: Vayetze Yalkut Yosef: O"H: 301 A person who normally wears glasses does not need to be concerned that his glasses may fall off while walking in Reshut Harabim and cause him to carry them inadvertently. Therefore it is permissible to wear glasses on Shabbat in a place with no eruv. If there is an eyeglass chord attached to them, even though the chord is not a necessary component, it is still permitted since compared to the glasses themselves the chord is insignificant, similar to replacement buttons on a garment which are also allowed. (See DSH from November 12, 2015). A person who uses reading glasses and generally keeps them in his pocket except when he needs them may not walk out into a place with no eruv on Shabbat while wearing them since he may forget and take them off. DSH is brought to you in memory of Rabbi Mordechai ben Daniel. Please visit us online at sephardichalacha.org