May one tell a non-Jew to play musical instruments at a wedding on Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber cites a lenient view permitting asking a non-Jew to play instruments at weddings (shvut d'shvut for a mitzvah). The Rema extends this even to asking a non-Jew to repair instruments. However, the Magen Avraham, Gra, and Aruch HaShulchan question or reject these leniencies.
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