[Avodah] Inviting Someone On Shabbos Who Uses the Eruv when You Don't

[Zev Sero]

On 9/05/2011 4:46 PM, Prof. Levine wrote:
> We have several Eruvim here in Flatbush. I do not rely on any of them.
>
> Question: May I invite a couple whom I know will wheel their baby in a stroller to eat at my house on Shabbos? They, of course, do rely on the Flatbush eruv [at least one of them].

Of course you may.  Even if your strict position were in accordance with
the majority of poskim, and the eruv were kosher only according to a
minority or even a daas yochid, they would have the right al pi torah to
follow that minority opinion and carry, and thus there would be no issue
of "lifnei iver".   How much more so when the eruvin are kosher according
to the majority of poskim, and it's merely that you are being a baal nefesh
and being machmir on yourself by being chosesh for a minority position;
in such a case not only may you invite them but you may even ask them to
carry something for you.


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