Is the principle of pikuach nefesh (saving life) invoked to permit prohibited labor on Yom Tov?
Synopsis
In extreme circumstances, whether milking or other labor may be permitted under the principle of saving life or preventing serious hardship.
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Is it permitted to milk an animal on Yom Tov if the milk will be consumed immediately?
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Is it forbidden to milk an animal that is raised specifically for milking purposes?
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Does a non-Jew's milking of an animal on Yom Tov change the halakhic status of the milk for a Jew?
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If there are barely enough provisions for the family's Yom Tov meal and milking is the only source of food, is it permitted?
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How much bread or food must be in the vessel for the milk's muqtzeh status to be overridden?
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Is milking all of one's animals forbidden even if the milk goes into food?
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