[Avodah] Baby Wipes

[Micha Berger]

On Wed, May 28, 2008 at 01:50:07PM -0400, Yosef Gavriel Bechhofer wrote:
: The Tzitz Eliezer has a teshuva allowing the use of moistened toilet 
: paper on Shabbos. He was mattir for one who has difficulties since: 1. 
: The sechitah is less than a shiur, so at worst it is a d'rabbanan. 2) 
: There is no sechitah by paper (RMF says that too). Since children of the 
: age at which baby wipes are used have the din of cholim, even were 2 not 
: true, 1 would still allow it.

Upon reread, it looks like you're saying that either of these sevaros
are sufficient lehatir:

1- The sechitah is less than a shiur, pachos mikeshiur is derabbanan,
and since a baby who needs wipes would qualify as a choleh, it would be
muttar.

or:

2- There is no sechitah by paper.


About #1... Does a 2-1/2 yr old who might even have the mental capacity
to be trained but isn't motivated yet (or even if not) really qualify
as a choleh? Diapers last far longer than needing the constant care
level of an infant.

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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