[Avodah] Shabbos invite and using eruv
Rich, Joel
JRich at sibson.com
Tue May 10 10:30:25 PDT 2011
If they don't have to transgress an
Issur to do what you are asking or tempting them to do, but choose
to do so, there is no Lifnei Iver.
... Therefore, if the invitation included an offer to accommodate
them for the whole Shabbos, even if there is a high probability that
they would decline and drive on Shabbos, it is Muttar and proper to
invite them. To the best of my knowledge, this is is what most Kiruv
organizations do when planning a Shabbos event. They will write on
the flier or invitation that "Shabbos accommodations are available",
thereby bypassing any potential problem of Lifnei Iver.
From <http://jemsem.org/whos-who>, so that you know the author isn't L (nor borderline C):
Rabbi Aaron Tendler serves on the faculties of Yeshivas Ner Yisroel
and Maalot Seminary in Baltimore, MD. He also is the Rabbi of the
Etz Chaim Center for Jewish Living and Learning in Owings Mills, MD.
Tir'u baTov!
-Micha
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So if they call you up and say, "hey I'm planning on driving do you still want me to come?", what is the answer?
KT
Joel Rich
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