[Avodah] What Do French Jews Do On Shabbath?

[Arie Folger via Avodah]

On Thu, Feb 18, 2016 at 10:42 PM, <T613K at aol.com> wrote:

> Since there are opinions (even if only a small minority) that are lenient
> about electricity on Shabbos, maybe you can be lenient about amira legoy
> with regard to electricity, and arrange for a goy to open doors and press
> buttons for you, if there is no other way to get in and out of the
> building.  Give him a tip after Shabbos. Alternatively you can stand around
> for however long it takes and wait for someone else to go in (or out) and
> scoot in after him.


Amira le'akum is definitely a lesser problem than the rest, and is
justified in this case. It's also cheaper to pay a guy to be there for you
four times to open the door for you, than to rent a hotel room.


-- 
Arie Folger,
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