 For example, if a Jew is being forced to transgress the Shabbat laws for the sake of the forcer's personal profit, he or she would not be required to give his or her life.During a time of crisis for the Jewish faith—for example, if a government or any other power wants to force Jews not to be religious—every prohibition in Jewish law becomes "yehareg ve'al ya'avor", and one is to have "mesirat nefesh" on every negative or positive commandment even when not in public.This is called "Sandal straps" and refers to the traditional Jewish manner of putting on footwear (Put on right, put on left, tie left, tie right).