May one anoint with rose oil (shemen vered) on Shabbat?
Synopsis
Rose oil was expensive and rare, so its use was associated exclusively with medicinal purposes. The Mechaber generally forbids it but permits it in locales where it is commonly used by healthy people. All authorities concur that local custom governs.
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