#3 - Wearing (carrying) glasses on Shabbat in Reshus Harabim vs hearing aides w/batteries both medical

Question

Wearing (carrying) glasses on Shabbat in Reshus Harabim vs hearing aides

w/batteries both medical. Are both they allowed?

Answer

Wearing prescription glasses when needed is permitted in a Reshus harabim.

Hearing aids for people who need them critically (as in hearing the incoming

traffic on the street) are permitted when turned on before Shabbos. It is

preferable to use hearing aids that fit snugly in the ear and are constantly

used and seldom removed. Hearing aids that are part of glasses are permitted as

above (Rav Shlomo Z. Auerbach Zt”l quoted in Shmirat Shabbos 32-28 and Rav

Shlomo Miller Shlit”a.

From Rabbi a. Bartfeld - Ask The Rabbi - Frum Toronto

Answered by: Hagaon Rav Shlomo Miller Shlit'a

Published: December 30, 2008

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