- Q. Due to a medical reason I am using an apple watch to detect falls and heart arrhythmia. This watch also counts steps and other activities. The watch does not have a Shabbat mode and I cannot shut down these activities over Shabbat. Can I still wear the watch on Shabbat?
A. In principle, it depends on how much the watch is really needed and if there is an actual possibility of Sakanat Nefashot (life danger) on this Shabbat, and the watch becoming a life saver.
A Rabbi that deals commonly with this Shailos and has medical experience should be consulted. However, in any doubt that a life is in real danger, even before an expert answers, one should place life saving as a first priority.
Rabbi A. Bartfeld as revised by, Horav Yaakov Hirschman Horav, Dovid Pam, Horav Aharon Miller, Horav Chanoch Ehrentreu and Horav Kalman Ochs Shlit’a
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