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Thanks for sharing The Steipler’s letter was interesting
And as mentioned to the OP
LEarning 2 hours a day is very hard though not impossible
Davening with a minyan 3 times a day is impossible.
“Is it relevant in putting yourself in that position l’chatchilah?”
The poskim (plural) Ive spoken to said no .
Though I guess it could depend on what lechatchila means is that before medical school (not knowing where he will end up practicing) or when one accepts a position in a hospital that caters t oa diverse group?
Joseph
“That answers for ER doctors, but not all other doctors.”
As said over and over and over. Doctors are different they have different roles and are at different levels of training, have different responsibilities etc etc.
” And non-yehudim is more relevant for doctors on Shabbos than Hatzalah since Hatzalah is mostly responding to Yidden, even granting there are exceptions, where doctors are mostly, by far, not. So it is a different shailos on this issue for doctors than Hatzalah.”
I have never hear or seen this difference spelled out practically. Yes in mindset and in the background there may be a difference. but when push comes to shove, are you aware of any source written or otherwise that says there is a difference IN PRACTICE?
( I believe there is a mishaneh halachos that says on a desert Island there would be a practical nafka mina though even there not all agree, and I dont think any hospital in NY counts as a desert island)
“Furthermore, many specialities mostly deal with NON-life threatening issues, including on Shabbos.”
depends on the specialty
” And even specialities that have pekuach nefesh situations on Shabbos, the Jewish doctor will often go/drive to work on Shabbos and have many Saturdays at work where he gets no pikuach nefesh patients. ”
Depends on the specialty
Again though and this was my main point to the false “facts” first presented by the poster who kept making stuff up. many frum Dcotors dont work at all on Shabbos.