Thursday, August 9, 2018

halacha - Is Chayecha Kodmin a Chiyuv or a right


If one is presented with a case of either save himself or his friend, he is permitted to save himself. Does he have to?


I saw this thread which set my mind going, are the usual airplane guidelines saying to don your own life-jacket first based on the principal of Chayecha Kodmin. Because if it is and that is not Halacha, then I presume most Yiddishe Mamaehs would want their children outfitted first.





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