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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.