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I don’t know who wrote or if they are correct, but they bring some heavy hitters in the realm of psak
— “Shoshanah M. & Yosef G. Bechhofer”
<sbech…@casbah.acns.nwu.edu> wrote:
> While I do not wish to get involved in long discussions of the
> issue here,
> I will give some brief background notes:
>
> 1. May Poskim hold there is no sechita mishum mefarek by niyar,
> including
> R’ Moshe, the Har Tzvi, the Tzitz Eliezer, RSZA and the Shemiras
> Shabos
> K’Hilchoso. Even if it were an issur d’rabbonon (which these poskim
> do NOT
> hold), we shall see, b’nidon didan yesh l’hattir.
Could you please give me mar’ei mekomot for these poskim?
<snip>
> But even if it were a d’rabbonon, the halocho is that for tzorchei
> choleh
> she’ein bo sakono one may transgress d’rabbonons on Shabbos
> (tzorech – not
> just refu’ah!). The halocho is that a tinok has the status of a
> choleh
> she’ein bo sakono. Therefore, it is permitted to use baby wipes
> even if
> one might think that it would be assur d’rabbonon to use such wipes
> (such
> as Wash and Dries) on a gadol.