Is it forbidden for any Israelite to instruct a Canaanite slave to perform labor for a non-critically ill patient or to handle a corpse on the first day of Yom Tov — situations where instructing an ordinary non-Jew is permitted?
Synopsis
Unlike an ordinary non-Jew, instructing a fully-initiated Canaanite slave to work for a Jew (even for a non-critically ill patient or corpse on Yom Tov) is prohibited at the Torah level. The dispute is whether a ger toshav slave and a fully non-Jewish slave also carry this strict status.
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Is a master obligated to prevent a fully-initiated Canaanite slave (one who was circumcised, immersed, and accepted the commandments applicable to women) from performing labor on Shabbat?
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What is the status of a slave who accepted no commandments at all (a full non-Jew)? Is his master commanded regarding his Shabbat rest, and may any Israelite instruct him to work?
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3 opinions
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