[Avodah] best v. worst

[harveybenton at yahoo.com]

rmc:
the 3 main svaras l'hatir are:

1. you're inviting them to actually stay over (and have the beds for them), 
it's their decision to drive home (therefore at worst only m'sayaia)
hb: what about for a lunch meal??? 
2. Mehhalelin alav shabbat ahhat kedei sheyishmor shabbatot harbe
hb: isn't that only for saving a life (physical) and not nec the potential spiritual life of a yid/yidden???
3. if you didn't invite them, they would be driving this shabbos anyway 
(by inviting them, they will actually be doing less driving)

hb: not nec true imo; they might not be driving at all; they may take a walk to the park, or stay at home and watch football or play ping pong or read, or whatever.....besides shy should it be on your head that they >>definitiely drive (definite aveira); acc. to your svara, if someone were "going" to murder someone else, then why not sell them the handgun??? (they would end-up buying it from someone esle regardless......)

btw, there are poskim who allow invites to a notfrum Jew who will drive
only on YT (where driving is only a rabbinic prohibition of molid
 aish)

Mordechai Cohen


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