[Avodah] Support?

[Micha Berger via Avodah]

On Tue, Jun 06, 2017 at 10:25:57PM -0400, Akiva Miller via Avodah wrote:
: I see a flaw in the logic. In the example of "doctors, nurses,
: physical therapists etc.", the physical contact is incidental in a
: "melacha she'ein tzricha l'gufa" sort of way: The same way that one
: will argue "I did not mean to dig a hole, I just needed some dirt", so
: too the doctor will say, "I did not mean to touch her, I just checked
: her pulse", or the therapist will say, "I did not mean to hold her,
: she just needed help walking." Those are examples of incidental negia.

"Melakhah she'inah tzerichah legudah" is specific to the 39 melakhos,
so "sort of" indeed. Besides, might be more of a pesiq reishei.

In any case, when a professional violates negi'ah, the heter is
ba'avidteih tarid (BM 91b). And it's specifically to professionals
and the air of professionalism. (As well as the lowered odds of a
problem for someone who has a license at risk.)

Tir'u baTov!
-Micha

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