[Avodah] Printing email to read on Shabbos
Moshe Y. Gluck
mgluck at gmail.com
Sun Sep 2 19:33:17 PDT 2007
R' MB:
> Is one permitted to read discussion group email on Shabbos? Or, is it a
> problem of hakhanah, since one will plan replies to be typed after
> Shabbos?
>
> And would it make a difference if the group is Avodah or Areivim?
IIRC, I heard from a Posek that Hachanah doesn't apply unless it LOOKS like
Hachanah. So, putting the milk back in the Fridge after Shalos Seudos is OK,
while cleaning all the Seforim off the table would not be. Extrapolating to
A/A (or L'havdil, lesser groups), I would think that the act of reading
doesn't look like Hachanah, unless one announces (or otherwise makes very
obvious), "I'm reading these so I'll be able to reply after Shabbos!"
KT,
MYG
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