May one announce a lost object on Shabbat?
Synopsis
Announcing a lost object on Shabbat is permitted because returning lost property is a mitzvah (hashavat aveidah). This applies even if the object is muktze. The custom extends to announcing losses belonging to non-Jews for the sake of peaceful relations.
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