Your things are forbidden, the things of heaven are permitted.
In Tractate Shabbat, page 15, the Gemara states, “Your possessions are forbidden, the possessions of heaven are permitted.” Hence, it is permissible, as is customary today, to donate money during the Aliyah to the Torah.
I asked – If a person travels to a place where it is customary to give on Shabbat and he cannot otherwise transfer the money after Shabbat and does not have the ability to bring the money before Shabbat – is it better for him to bring money on Shabbat in a place where there is a eruv or alternatively a check to the synagogue, since these are heavenly things?
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A doctor (or student) who studies medical matters with the aim of healing, or a public servant (civil servant or politician) who studies his work matters on Shabbat - is this considered permissible heavenly objects?
This refers to a situation where there is a problem of preparing from the sacred to the secular. There is a test or an important meeting on Sunday.
It's hard for me to answer that. On the surface, it's permissible because these are heavenly objects. But it's also his livelihood. When he has no choice, there's perhaps room for leniency. In public service, I was less than leniency.
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