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Instructing a Non-Jew (Amira L'Akum)

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Is it permitted to engage in idle conversation (devarim beteilim) on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

General Permission

May one tell a non-Jew to perform melacha (forbidden labor) on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one hint to a non-Jew on Shabbat to perform melacha?

3 opinions across 2 eras

On Shabbat vs. After Shabbat

May one give money to a non-Jew before Shabbat to make a purchase?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Giving Money for Purchase

May one instruct a non-Jew to perform a rabbinically prohibited act (shevut d'shevut) for the sake of a mitzvah, illness, or great need?

4 opinions across 2 eras

For Mitzvah or Need

May one calculate past expenses on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

May one say 'I will go to such-and-such city tomorrow' on Shabbat when the trip involves a potential prohibition?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Activities With a Permissibl…

May one use the term 'halveini' (lend me) when borrowing on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Halveini vs. Hash'ileini

May one read a guest list or menu written before Shabbat on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

May one read shtarei hedyotot (mundane documents: bills, accounts, business letters) on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Bills and Business Correspon…

May one read a letter received on Shabbat when its contents are unknown?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Unknown Contents

May one read captions under pictures or illustrations on Shabbat?

2 opinions

Captions Under Pictures

May one read secular literature, war stories, or romantic works on Shabbat or weekdays?

5 opinions across 2 eras

Fiction and War Stories

May one study secular wisdom (chokhmot) on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Wisdom and Sciences

May one call a non-Jew to save property from damage (rain, flooding, spoilage) on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Calling Non-Jew to Rescue Pr…

When a Jew instructed a non-Jew to perform melacha on Shabbat, may the Jew benefit from the result after Shabbat?

2 opinions

Post-Shabbat Use

May one give meat to a non-Jew on Shabbat and tell him to cook it for himself?

2 opinions

Giving Food to Cook

Is shevut (rabbinic prohibition) permitted during bein hashmashot (twilight) for a mitzvah?

1 opinions

Shevut for Mitzvah

May non-Jews who deliver grain to a Jew on Shabbat (as debt payment) store it in the Jew's warehouse, and may the Jew purchase cheese made by a non-Jew on Shabbat?

2 opinions

Grain Delivery and Cheese Ma…

May one read newspapers on Shabbat?

2 opinions

Shabbat Reading

May one say to a friend on Shabbat 'do you think you could be available for me this evening' (implying post-Shabbat hire)?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Asking About Evening Availab…

May a Rema-following household allow a non-Jew to take merchandise from the Jew's house on Shabbat when hired before Shabbat?

1 opinions

Non-Jew Collecting on Shabbat