When visiting a dangerously ill patient (choleh she-yesh bo sakanah) on Shabbat, may one cry out and pray intensely?
Synopsis
The Aruch HaShulchan distinguishes between a non-life-threatening illness and a life-threatening one: for a dangerously ill patient on Shabbat, one is permitted to cry out and plead intensely in prayer.
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