Its chief rabbi IsraelDavid Lau, officially authorized the Israeli teams today Jews lifeguards who have been deployed in Turkey to deviate from their weekly Sabbath rest to continue their operations helping the survivors of Monday’s earthquake.
“As long as there is hope to save lives and find survivors, operations must continue,” writes David Lau in his letter to the political and military heads of Israeli rescue groups in eastern Turkey.
“The care provided to the wounded must not be interrupted”adds the chief rabbi.
During Shabbat (the Jewish weekly rest that begins on Friday at sundown and lasts until Saturday night), all work is forbidden according to Jewish tradition, except that which can save human life, a basic principle of Judaism which prioritizes the protection of life over anything forbidden.
Monday’s earthquake killed more than 23,000 people in Turkey and Syria, countries with which Israel is still officially at war.
Since Monday, several hundred Israeli rescuers, doctors and nurses have been sent to Turkey to help with rescue searches and care for earthquake survivors.
Israel and Turkey, a Muslim country, fully restored diplomatic relations in January after years of tensions.
Source: News Beast
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