Is construction kablanut permitted when the work site is outside the techum (Shabbat boundary) of the Jew's city?
Synopsis
When construction or other mechubar work takes place outside the techum of the Jew's city, and there is no other Jewish settlement within the techum of the work site, it is permitted. The concern for marit ayin does not apply when residents of the Jew's city cannot observe the work.
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