If one's daughter is being taken from the Jewish community on Shabbat, may one travel to rescue her even beyond three parasangs?
Synopsis
When someone is informed that their daughter is being taken out of the Jewish community on Shabbat, it is a mitzvah to immediately set out to rescue her, even traveling beyond three parasangs (which may involve biblical Shabbat violation). If the father refuses, he is compelled. This applies to any person, not just the father.
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