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he is going home, then he is forbidden to go. He has to remain there sach, but “bread that became moldy on Pesach” has to be destroyed, as
for the remainder of Shabbos in order to save lives. ruled in the Mishnah Berurah (#442:39).
When it comes to an an ointment, one can permit it, even if it was
made on Pesach, based on the words of the Rambam (Hilchos Yesodei
HaTorah 5:8). He writes that it is permissible to prepare a medica-
It is Not Necessary to Tell a Potential Spouse tion from chametz, even on Pesach, for a non-dangerously ill patient
about a 4% Chance of Developing a Genetic because he benefits from the chametz in an unusual way. The Iggros
Disorder Moshe (Orach Chaim, Vol. 3 #62) concurs. However, when it comes to
1 Question swallowing chametz which is mixed into the medication, we prohibit it
based on the ruling of the Rambam (Hilchos Chametz U’matzah 4:12)
It is prohibited to hide a defect from a potential spouse if one can and the Shulchan Aruch (Orach Chaim #442:4). Anything mixed with
assume that had the spouse known about it, he/she would not have chametz that is not fit for human consumption at all, such as theriac,
married. He who hides a defect in such a situation violates the pre- although it is permissible to keep it, it is forbidden to consume it until
cept of “Do not wrong one another” (Vayikra 25:17). What is the after Pesach, even if there is only a minute amount of chametz in it.
halacha about a genetic defect when the chances of transmission to The Machaneh Ephraim (Hilchos Ma’achalos Assuros 8:15) wonders
one’s children are negligible? Is it permissible to conceal the presence about the words of the Rambam (in Hilchos Yesodei HaTorah, above),
of the defect? who writes that all prohibited things are permissible for a patient if
he benefits from them in an unusual way. For example, a mixture of
1 AnsweR something bitter and prohibited items is permissible to imbibe, since
I am aware of such a case where statistics showed only a 4% chance the palate does not benefit from it. If so, since the palate does not
that the bride would transmit a genetic defect to her offspring. She benefit from theriac, and it is used only to heal illnesses, why does the
herself did not have the disease, but she was a carrier. She came to ask Rambam rule that it is prohibited to eat it?
the Steipler Gaon zt”l, and he ruled that since the chances of transmis- The Imrei Binah answers (Orach Chaim, Dinei Pesach #7) according
sion are very low, she is not obligated to reveal it. This is in line with to the words of the Tzela”ch (Pesachim 24a, s.v. ubeguf). He writes that
what we have written above. one is not flogged for eating a prohibited food unless it was eaten in
the normal way. This only applies if it is possible to derive a much
greater amount of pleasure from the food. For example, if he con-
sumes the forbidden fats of an animal raw, rather than cooked, he
G oing to Shul on Shabbos while Carrying a is exempt. Since he could have derived much greater pleasure, he is
Device considered to have benefitted in an unusual way and is not flogged.
Similarly, if one uses the lard of an ox stoned to death (from which
1 Question it is prohibited to derive benefit) to heal his wound, or places it in
his hand in order to anoint animal-hides, and this benefit can be
A physician on call is obligated to be near a telephone the entire enjoyed by everyone alike, not only sick people, then he is exempt.
Shabbos. Is he allowed to go to shul with a beeper in a place without But if he mixes a bitter substance with something forbidden, then it
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