[Avodah] risky professions

[Eli Turkel]

>  That is, working in construction
> on a skyscraper entails a risk of falling, but there is a
> constructive purpose and the risk incidental to it.

This makes sense to me, thanks. Now, here are a few more occupations,
where the risk is not as incidental as for the construction worker.
These examples can be used to help fine-tune these distinctions.

Namely: circus acrobat, test pilot, stunt driver. >

There is a teshuva from the Nodah BeYehuda about being a hunter.
The general answer is that for a profession one can take risks but not
for leisure activities. It is reported in the name of RHS that he
objected to skiing because of the risk. I doubt that Swiss poskim
would agree.

In terms of the hunting case the Nodah Beyehuda was not happy because
hunting is associated with Eisav.

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Eli Turkel