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    Patur Aval Assur
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    The Gemara in Shabbos (113a-113b) darshens that your walking on shabbos should be different than your walking during the week, hence it is assur to take large steps on shabbos. However, in the very same place (see also Berachos 43b) the Gemara says that it’s assur to take large steps during the week because it removes 1/500 of your eyesight. The exception during the week is running to a devar mitzvah, which is also the exception on Shabbos (see Berachos 6b). Now it should come out that since during the week you can’t take large steps and Shabbos has to be different than the week, on shabbos you should HAVE TO take large steps.

    #1020765
    Patur Aval Assur
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    Forget that. I saw the Aruch Hashulchan explains that even though during the week one shouldn’t take big steps because it removes 1/500 of your eyesight, people do anyway and therefore Shabbos has to be different than that.

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    YW Moderator-42
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    Is running for exercise bad for your eyesight?

    #1020767
    👑RebYidd23
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    When you run, you take more steps in less time, not long steps.

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    dial427436
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    Does the mishnah berurah say anything about bachurim taking large steps or something like that?

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