Shomre shabbos?

Help us settle this halachic question, please. If a doctor, dentist, etc is shomer shabbos, can he/or she take emergency call? That is, would this person be allowed to answer a pager and drive to the emergency room to take care of a patient? Likewise, would he/she be allowed to drive home after the patient is seen?

Shomre shabbos?
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I find it hilarious that the word "Shabbos" now seems to be intrinsically linked to the movie THE BIG LEBOWSKI...


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Reply:While entertaining, none of the answers were actually useful or helpful. (I am also a Big Lebowski fan...have gone to Lebowski Fest and have seen the movie many times). Report It

Reply:Saturday, Donny, is Shabbos, the Jewish day of rest. That means that I don't work, I don't get in a car, I don't f*cking ride in a car, I don't pick up the phone, I don't turn on the oven, and I sure as sh-t don't f*cking roll! Shomer shabbos!
Reply:I don't know any Orthodox Dr's...It's possible that they'd defer to other Dr's. The Dr's I know are reform or conservative and they place the value of a human life above the adherence to the Sabboth. PEACE!
Reply:Who here now is really qualified to answer your question? It is the Sabbath in most of Earth's time zones.
Reply:I don't know any orthodox doctors. Now, I'm not Jewish either. I'm messianic.





But if we follow by example, Jesus healed on Shabbat - so there are obviously exceptions since he was without sin. The pharasees were always testing him on the laws.





We have to drive to shul, because it's pretty far and there are none near me. I can't exactly afford to just pick up and move - especially since we don't own our building and that location could possible change someday.





Not being orthodox, we use power, the phone, and drive. My children and I don't do "strenuous labor", chores, or homework/business during Shabbat.





EDIT***Meg: That's so right on! Even I need to get off of here and go set the table.