Is dental surgery permitted on Chol ha-Moed?
Can you engage in physiotherapy on Chol ha-Moed?
What about routine dental or medical examinations?
Medical therapy, like taking antibiotics, vitamins, or other supplements, is of course permitted in life-threatening cases. Is this permitted in cases where there is suffering but no threat to life?
Is there a distinction between treating a disease and prophylaxis (i.e., preventative medicine)?
A Hebrew source sheet is available through the links both in WORD format and pdf. In class we will translate and explain these sources.