Taking Your Temperature on Shabbat

October 1st, 2020|Choleh, Orach Chayim|

QUESTION

New England, USA

One problem we’ve bumped into a few times this year that I’d love your take/pesak on. Our protocols for returning to school are very different depending on whether or not you spoke a fever. A few people have felt feverish over Shabbat, but not taken their temperature, because there is no obvious toelet. The problem is that they are then put into the high risk category, and miss up to five unnecessary days of school. (We’ve tried encouraging taking motzaei Shabbat, and that’ll be easier when Shabbat ends earlier, but it’s