If a Jew rents oxen to a non-Jew to plow with them, and the non-Jew does plow on Shabbat — what determines whether the animals are still considered 'the Jew's' for purposes of shiviyas behemah?
Synopsis
Two positions in Seif 4: some permit when the non-Jew accepted full financial responsibility (life, theft, robbery, market fluctuation), effectively making the animal his. Others say that since the non-Jew cannot sell the animal without permission, it remains the Jew's.
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