Reply To: Blechs: Sakanas Nefashos?

Squeak wrote:

“But to say generally that the practice of leaving a flame on over YT should be ended? Come on. Education, Proper Equipment, and Common Sense are what is in order.

Unless the purpose is just to attack and aggravate shomrei mitzvos. “

Nobody is trying to attack Shomrei Mitzvos. One of the most important mitzvos is hatazalas nefashos. Isn’t there a story about a gadol who made kiddush and ate on Yom Kippur in the middle of shul during an epidemic so the whole shul would follow suit, because he said he is a machmir on pikuach nefesh?

It seems Rabbonim should be publicizing any possible kulas that can be used here since we have seen so many recent tragedies related to this. I am sure the YW eds could go back a few years and pull up all the terrible news stories that occurred involving fires on yontof.