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Pikuach nefesh (Hebrew: פיקוח נפש),
which means "saving a soul" or "saving a life," is the
principle in
Halakha (Jewish law) that the
preservation of...
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separately within a
single meal. The laws of
kashrut can be
broken for
pikuach nefesh (preservation of
human life). For example, a
patient is allowed...
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where life is at
stake (
pikuach nefesh) or in the case
where there would be a
reasonable chance of
danger to life (safek
pikuach nefesh). Originally, the...
- However,
fasting is
waived in the case of
dangerous medical conditions (
pikuach nefesh), and in such a case one is
actually required to
break the fast...
- met with
resistance from some authorities. If a
human life is in
danger (
pikuach nefesh), then a Jew is not only allowed, but required, to
violate any halakhic...
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recognised as
pikuach nefesh and to
other purposes, all
electricity generation is
classified as
pikuach nefesh. The
argument based on
pikuach nefesh would...
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Catholic teaching about the
fifth commandment in the Ten Commandments.
Pikuach nefesh allows the
Jewish person to
override all
other Jewish laws and practices...
- "Michael
Sobell Sinai Primary School Inspection report" (PDF). OFSTED. "
Pikuach Inspection report of
Michael Sobell Sinai" (PDF).
Board of Deputies. 2010...
- positively[citation needed] and negatively.
Under Jewish law, the
principle of
pikuach nefesh ("saving life") is an
obligation to
compromise one's principles...
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charges after using a
necessity defense. In Judaism, the
principle of
pikuach nefesh allows any law to be
broken to save a life,
except laws against...
