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Delayed Circumcision and Shabbat

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Is it permitted to fast on Shabbat (in general), and until when may one delay eating?

4 opinions across 2 eras

General Prohibition

May a person for whom eating is harmful — and not eating is their true pleasure — abstain from eating on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Person for Whom Eating is Ha…

Is it permitted to weep on Shabbat when weeping brings emotional relief?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Weeping for Relief

May a person who fasts every weekday (and eating is painful due to changed routine) fast on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Person Who Fasts Daily

Is it permitted to fast a ta'anit chalom (fast for a disturbing dream) on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

When may the compensatory fast (ta'anit le'ta'anito) for fasting ta'anit chalom on Shabbat be observed — may it be observed on Chanukah, Purim, or Yom Tov?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Compensatory Fast

Which specific dreams require a ta'anit chalom on Shabbat, and are there restrictions based on repetition or era?

5 opinions across 2 eras

What prayer does a person fasting ta'anit chalom on Shabbat recite?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Should a person vary the timing of Shabbat meals if eating at the usual weekday time is not pleasurable?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Timing of Shabbat Meals

Is fasting permitted on Shabbat due to communal troubles or distress?

2 opinions

Communal Troubles

May one cry out and blow the shofar on Shabbat due to imminent danger (city surrounded by enemies, boat lost at sea, individual pursued)?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Crying Out and Shofar in Cri…

May one recite the Mi SheBeirach blessing and pray for a dangerously ill person on Shabbat?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Blessing the Ill on Shabbat

Is the prohibition on fasting on Shabbat a Torah-level (de'orayta) prohibition or rabbinic (derabbanan)?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Level of Prohibition