Timeline for Driving in a Blizzard after Shabbat Begins
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 21:28 | comment | added | DanF | @LN6595 Got it. I wasn't considering that nuance. I assume that you live in Chicago. I may be there end of Jan. for about 2 days, so I may contact your anonymous rabbi. And, BTW, in my shul, there is a rabbi originally from Chicago who now lives in NY. It goes both ways :-) | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 20:34 | comment | added | LN6595 | @DanF I'm tempted to agree with Daniel on this one, though I can't confirm that the Halacha is like he says. I was referring to calling before Shabbat. The reason I said to call a Rabbi further west is to avoid bothering a Rav so close to Shabbat. Try a Chicago Rabbi if you want someone with more experience. : ) | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 20:32 | history | edited | LN6595 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Dec 30, 2015 at 19:16 | comment | added | Daniel | @DanF Using a phone is a derabanan prohibition. Violating the derabanan could save you from accidentally violating a deoraita. That's why rabbis always say if you think you are about to (e.g.) give birth on Shabbat, you should call your doctor to confirm that you should come to the hospital before getting in your car in case the doctor says that you have time to wait. You could call a rabbi who is familiar with snowy conditions (after-all what good rabbi isn't originally from New York anyway) but even if none is available, still better to talk to a rabbi than risk making wrong choices | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 18:57 | comment | added | DanF | The second paragraph confuses me. First of all, if it's after Shabbat, calling a rav in California would be a melacha on your part. Next, it would be dangerous to call while your driving, unless you're "voice command" dialing. Finally, what would the rabbi in California understand well enough about your exact situation when he is on the beach with his gemarrah while you're getting white knuckles from the blizzard? Perhaps, your best option is to call hatzalah. | |
| Dec 30, 2015 at 16:56 | history | answered | LN6595 | CC BY-SA 3.0 |