pikuach nefesh
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Pikuach nefesh is the Jewish legal and ethical principle that preserving human life overrides almost all other religious obligations.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| pikuach nefesh canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Jewish legal principle
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ethical principle in Judaism ⓘ halakhic principle ⓘ |
| alsoSpelled | pikkuach nefesh ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
life-threatening situations
ⓘ
potentially life-threatening situations ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Jewish law
ⓘ
Sabbath observance ⓘ Shabbat prohibitions ⓘ Yom Kippur fasting ⓘ fast days ⓘ halakhic decision-making ⓘ kashrut observance ⓘ medical ethics in Judaism ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Talmud
ⓘ
Torah ⓘ |
| category |
Halakha
ⓘ
Jewish ethics ⓘ |
| coreIdea | preservation of human life overrides almost all other religious obligations ⓘ |
| discussedIn |
Talmud
ⓘ
surface form:
Babylonian Talmud
Yoma 85b ⓘ Mishnah ⓘ
surface form:
tractate Yoma
|
| emphasizes |
duty to save life
ⓘ
sanctity of human life ⓘ |
| entails |
duty to provide medical care
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duty to seek medical treatment ⓘ obligation to violate commandments to save life ⓘ |
| exceptionToOverride |
idolatry
ⓘ
murder ⓘ sexual immorality ⓘ |
| influences |
Jewish responses to public health emergencies
ⓘ
contemporary Jewish bioethics ⓘ |
| language | Hebrew ⓘ |
| literalMeaning | saving a life ⓘ |
| normativeStatus | widely accepted across Jewish denominations ⓘ |
| overrides |
Sabbath prohibitions
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dietary laws ⓘ fasting obligations ⓘ most ritual commandments ⓘ |
| priorityOver |
Shabbat
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surface form:
Shabbat rest
communal prayer requirements ⓘ fasting on Yom Kippur ⓘ ritual observance ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Jewish medical ethics
ⓘ
rodef (pursuer) law ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Judaism ⓘ |
| scripturalSource |
Leviticus 18:5
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“You shall live by them” ⓘ |
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