{"id":17465,"date":"2026-01-23T15:56:03","date_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:56:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/?post_type=faq&#038;p=17465"},"modified":"2026-01-23T15:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-23T13:56:59","slug":"swimming-in-private-pool-on-shabbat","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/swimming-in-private-pool-on-shabbat\/","title":{"rendered":"Swimming in Private Pool on Shabbat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"1\">The <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"4\">Mishnah<\/b> (Beitzah 36) states that swimming on Shabbat is prohibited due to a <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"80\">Shevut<\/b> (a Rabbinic decree). However, if the pool is in a private home and has a <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"160\">rim<\/b> (Safa)\u2014meaning it is not like a flowing spring but is fenced and contained\u2014and the individual requires it for <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"274\">health reasons<\/b>, such as aquatic physical therapy, one may be lenient, provided it is done <b data-path-to-node=\"1\" data-index-in-node=\"364\">in private (B&#8217;tzina)<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"2\">It must be done specifically in private because the common practice is to prohibit it entirely, not based on the strict law alone, but to ensure that the sanctity of Shabbat is not treated with disrespect (Zilzul Shabbat).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":0,"template":"","class_list":["post-17465","faq","type-faq","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.2 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Swimming in Private Pool on Shabbat - Ish Tsadik<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ish-tsadik.org.il\/en\/faq\/swimming-in-private-pool-on-shabbat\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Swimming in Private Pool on Shabbat - Ish Tsadik\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Mishnah (Beitzah 36) states that swimming on Shabbat is prohibited due to a Shevut (a Rabbinic decree). 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