Questions tagged [suicide]
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Violating Shabbos for a suicide emergency
Y'all should know by now that we violate Shabbos to preserve human life. If you're still not sure, see Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim 328, Rambam, Hilchot Shabbos 2 (English), and a few other sources ...
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Is a sotah woman considered a suicide?
If a woman drinks the sotah water and dies is her death considered a suicide since she would have known that drinking would kill her?
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Can you ask God to kill you?
I know that out of desperation Moshe asks God to kill him and I don't necessarily see any reason it would be forbidden but I was curious if there was any discussion, halachic or otherwise, as to ...
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Sources that discuss reasons for the prohibition on suicide
What are a few (as many as possible) sources in the Gemara and cases in Tanach that deal with why one is not allowed to take his/her own life?
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Why do mourning practices surrounding suicide differ from Shulchan Aruch?
It used to be that a person who committed suicide was buried in a separate part of the cemetery and the relatives did not sit shiva (see Shulchan Aruch YD 345). We no longer do these things and we ...
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Is it halachically ok to buy and sell cigarettes?
I live in a country where cigarettes are very cheap. I am going to travel somewhere where I can sell cigarettes for much more than it cost me. If I take them, I will make a huge profit.
However I am ...
