When Fulfilling One Commandment Violates Another

About this episode

The episode discusses the complexities of fulfilling one Torah commandment that may require violating another, particularly in the context of circumcision on Shabbat.

Sometimes, fulfilling one Torah commandment requires violating another. For example, if a baby is born on Shabbat, then the eighth day will be the following Shabbat. Circumcising the child violates the prohibition against drawing blood on Shabbat. What should you do? A fascinating discussion about what the Halacha (Torah law) tells us to do when fulfilling one commandment violates another.

Topics covered

• Torah
• Halacha
• commandments
• Shabbat
• circumcision

Keywords

• religion
• spirituality
• Judaism

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