May a lame person go out with a cane on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits a lame person who cannot walk without a cane to use one even if it is not attached. If he can walk without it and only uses it for support, it is forbidden. The Rema adds that a sick person recovering is treated like a lame person.
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