Hearing aid on Shabbat
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Question
May an elderly person who cannot hear the Torah reading on Shabbat use a hearing aid so that he can hear the reading?
Answer
Shalom u-veracha.
Many poskim completely forbid the use of a hearing aid on Shabbat.
But in a case of great necessity, one may be lenient.
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