May a Jew instruct a non-Jew to carry a corpse on Shabbat, and under what circumstances?
Synopsis
The Rema permits instructing a non-Jew to carry the corpse, equating it to using a loaf or child. Debate surrounds whether this extends to a reshut harabim and whether it may be done for the sake of Kohanim.
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