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If a person lives too far away from shul to walk and feels compelled to drive in order to attend services on Shabbat, is this permissible according to halacha?
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If a person lives too far away from shul to walk and feels compelled to drive in order to attend services on Shabbat, is this permissible according to halacha?
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Hi Ephraim and welcome to Judaism! To directly answer your question, the proper approach to this is to talk to your Rabbi. ItâÂÂs always much better to discuss personal halachic questions with your local orthodox Rabbi rather than a bunch of Internet strangers.
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If a person lives too far away from shul to walk and feels compelled to drive in order to attend services on Shabbat, is this permissible according to halacha?
halacha shabbat minyan
If a person lives too far away from shul to walk and feels compelled to drive in order to attend services on Shabbat, is this permissible according to halacha?
halacha shabbat minyan
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Hi Ephraim and welcome to Judaism! To directly answer your question, the proper approach to this is to talk to your Rabbi. ItâÂÂs always much better to discuss personal halachic questions with your local orthodox Rabbi rather than a bunch of Internet strangers.
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The Talmud (RH 32b) prohibits working on Rosh Hashana in order to get a Shofar, even though blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashana is a Mitzva, because there is both a positive ("rest!) and negative ("don't work!") aspect to the holiday. We don't push off one positive command for another when doing so also entails violating a negative command.
For Rosh Hashana the two relevant commandments are #310 and #311, and for Shabbat the two relevant commandments are #32 and #85 (as counted in Sefer HaChinukh).
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R. Nosson Nota Leiter has a responsum in which he critiques some of the responsa of R. Yosef Messas. He says that in responsum # 129 R. Messas allowed riding on the tramway in order to be able to pray with the congregation. R. Leiter says that if this ruling was issued in his country, the entire country would make fun of it, and as to the actual question they would tell the guy to stay home citing the verse:
ÃÂüôàêøÃÂùÃÂÃÂü ÃÂõèøÃÂÃÂùê äüøàøàÃÂôàÃÂôçüõéàÃÂùÃÂê ÃÂôÃÂüöÃÂðÃÂöàèðÃÂùá ÃÂòæõèøÃÂ
When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand,
to trample My courts? (Mechon Mamre)
Shu"t Tziyun L'nefesh Chaya Siman 29
ÃÂé"àÃÂáÃÂÃÂàçÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂêÃÂè ÃÂÃÂáâ âàÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂâ ÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàêÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂàâ"àÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂäàÃÂàÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéàÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂàÃÂäèÃÂÃÂ¥ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàâàÃÂâÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂçé ÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂÃÂá ÃÂæèÃÂ
Interestingly, it does not appear that R. Messas actually issued the ruling that R. Leiter cites. In his reponsa, Shu"t Mayim Chaim, he deals with various forms of travel on Shabbos in simanim 126-132. There he discusses, respectively, riding on an animal, riding in a wagon, riding a bicycle, riding in an automobile, riding on a train, riding on an airplane, and riding on a boat. For each mode of travel he notes the possible Shabbos problems, and for most of them he is stringent. He does not appear to discuss the question of whether it is permissible when going to pray with the congregation. (In the first responsum he discusses traveling to do a circumcision, and he forbids it, but in the rest of the responsa he just discusses whether the mode of travel is in general Shabbos-compliant. Even when he mentions how to technically avoid actual Shabbos-violation he still says it shouldn't be done, except for airplane and boat.)
Links to the 7 responsa:
126 (animal)
127 (wagon)
128 (bicycle)
129 (automobile)
130 (train)
131 (airplane)
132 (boat)
Another responsum related to this issue was penned by R. Yair Chaim Bachrach. He was asked about someone who lived across the river from the congregation and wanted to know if he was allowed to cross it on Shabbos in order to go pray.
R. Bachrach discusses various issues at length, but his conclusion is that one cannot even override any rabbinic prohibition in order to get to the congregation, even if they will have no minyan without him (see here for a lengthier discussion of this responsum):
Shu"t Chavos Yair Siman 115
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I found the following text, reporting a very special situation in Moscow in 5742.
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ÃÂçÃÂéàÃÂâÃÂ, ÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂê çÃÂÃÂé. ÃÂàÃÂàâçÃÂ, éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáçÃÂÃÂ
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âàÃÂààéÃÂÃÂêÃÂ; ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàéÃÂàÃÂÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂÃÂâ éçèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáâàÃÂèÃÂÃÂê
ÃÂêÃÂêÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêäÃÂÃÂ?"... ÃÂéÃÂàÃÂè áÃÂàÃÂéàê êéÃÂ"ÃÂ, ÃÂäÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂé ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂáÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂè, ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂàáÃÂâ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàáê, ÃÂéÃÂÃÂâ
êçÃÂâê éÃÂäè, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
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It seems that Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal gave the heter to invite people for Shabbos who were likely to travel on the underground when there were many people seeking out Judaism, only 7 shuls in Moscow and insufficient places to lodge overnight visitors for Shabbos.
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But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
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The Talmud (RH 32b) prohibits working on Rosh Hashana in order to get a Shofar, even though blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashana is a Mitzva, because there is both a positive ("rest!) and negative ("don't work!") aspect to the holiday. We don't push off one positive command for another when doing so also entails violating a negative command.
For Rosh Hashana the two relevant commandments are #310 and #311, and for Shabbat the two relevant commandments are #32 and #85 (as counted in Sefer HaChinukh).
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The Talmud (RH 32b) prohibits working on Rosh Hashana in order to get a Shofar, even though blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashana is a Mitzva, because there is both a positive ("rest!) and negative ("don't work!") aspect to the holiday. We don't push off one positive command for another when doing so also entails violating a negative command.
For Rosh Hashana the two relevant commandments are #310 and #311, and for Shabbat the two relevant commandments are #32 and #85 (as counted in Sefer HaChinukh).
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The Talmud (RH 32b) prohibits working on Rosh Hashana in order to get a Shofar, even though blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashana is a Mitzva, because there is both a positive ("rest!) and negative ("don't work!") aspect to the holiday. We don't push off one positive command for another when doing so also entails violating a negative command.
For Rosh Hashana the two relevant commandments are #310 and #311, and for Shabbat the two relevant commandments are #32 and #85 (as counted in Sefer HaChinukh).
The Talmud (RH 32b) prohibits working on Rosh Hashana in order to get a Shofar, even though blowing Shofar on Rosh Hashana is a Mitzva, because there is both a positive ("rest!) and negative ("don't work!") aspect to the holiday. We don't push off one positive command for another when doing so also entails violating a negative command.
For Rosh Hashana the two relevant commandments are #310 and #311, and for Shabbat the two relevant commandments are #32 and #85 (as counted in Sefer HaChinukh).
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R. Nosson Nota Leiter has a responsum in which he critiques some of the responsa of R. Yosef Messas. He says that in responsum # 129 R. Messas allowed riding on the tramway in order to be able to pray with the congregation. R. Leiter says that if this ruling was issued in his country, the entire country would make fun of it, and as to the actual question they would tell the guy to stay home citing the verse:
ÃÂüôàêøÃÂùÃÂÃÂü ÃÂõèøÃÂÃÂùê äüøàøàÃÂôàÃÂôçüõéàÃÂùÃÂê ÃÂôÃÂüöÃÂðÃÂöàèðÃÂùá ÃÂòæõèøÃÂ
When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand,
to trample My courts? (Mechon Mamre)
Shu"t Tziyun L'nefesh Chaya Siman 29
ÃÂé"àÃÂáÃÂÃÂàçÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂêÃÂè ÃÂÃÂáâ âàÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂâ ÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
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ÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéàÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂàÃÂäèÃÂÃÂ¥ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàâàÃÂâÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂçé ÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂÃÂá ÃÂæèÃÂ
Interestingly, it does not appear that R. Messas actually issued the ruling that R. Leiter cites. In his reponsa, Shu"t Mayim Chaim, he deals with various forms of travel on Shabbos in simanim 126-132. There he discusses, respectively, riding on an animal, riding in a wagon, riding a bicycle, riding in an automobile, riding on a train, riding on an airplane, and riding on a boat. For each mode of travel he notes the possible Shabbos problems, and for most of them he is stringent. He does not appear to discuss the question of whether it is permissible when going to pray with the congregation. (In the first responsum he discusses traveling to do a circumcision, and he forbids it, but in the rest of the responsa he just discusses whether the mode of travel is in general Shabbos-compliant. Even when he mentions how to technically avoid actual Shabbos-violation he still says it shouldn't be done, except for airplane and boat.)
Links to the 7 responsa:
126 (animal)
127 (wagon)
128 (bicycle)
129 (automobile)
130 (train)
131 (airplane)
132 (boat)
Another responsum related to this issue was penned by R. Yair Chaim Bachrach. He was asked about someone who lived across the river from the congregation and wanted to know if he was allowed to cross it on Shabbos in order to go pray.
R. Bachrach discusses various issues at length, but his conclusion is that one cannot even override any rabbinic prohibition in order to get to the congregation, even if they will have no minyan without him (see here for a lengthier discussion of this responsum):
Shu"t Chavos Yair Siman 115
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ÃÂÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ"àÃÂèÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂêÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂÃÂ
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R. Nosson Nota Leiter has a responsum in which he critiques some of the responsa of R. Yosef Messas. He says that in responsum # 129 R. Messas allowed riding on the tramway in order to be able to pray with the congregation. R. Leiter says that if this ruling was issued in his country, the entire country would make fun of it, and as to the actual question they would tell the guy to stay home citing the verse:
ÃÂüôàêøÃÂùÃÂÃÂü ÃÂõèøÃÂÃÂùê äüøàøàÃÂôàÃÂôçüõéàÃÂùÃÂê ÃÂôÃÂüöÃÂðÃÂöàèðÃÂùá ÃÂòæõèøÃÂ
When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand,
to trample My courts? (Mechon Mamre)
Shu"t Tziyun L'nefesh Chaya Siman 29
ÃÂé"àÃÂáÃÂÃÂàçÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂêÃÂè ÃÂÃÂáâ âàÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂâ ÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
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ÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéàÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂàÃÂäèÃÂÃÂ¥ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàâàÃÂâÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂçé ÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂÃÂá ÃÂæèÃÂ
Interestingly, it does not appear that R. Messas actually issued the ruling that R. Leiter cites. In his reponsa, Shu"t Mayim Chaim, he deals with various forms of travel on Shabbos in simanim 126-132. There he discusses, respectively, riding on an animal, riding in a wagon, riding a bicycle, riding in an automobile, riding on a train, riding on an airplane, and riding on a boat. For each mode of travel he notes the possible Shabbos problems, and for most of them he is stringent. He does not appear to discuss the question of whether it is permissible when going to pray with the congregation. (In the first responsum he discusses traveling to do a circumcision, and he forbids it, but in the rest of the responsa he just discusses whether the mode of travel is in general Shabbos-compliant. Even when he mentions how to technically avoid actual Shabbos-violation he still says it shouldn't be done, except for airplane and boat.)
Links to the 7 responsa:
126 (animal)
127 (wagon)
128 (bicycle)
129 (automobile)
130 (train)
131 (airplane)
132 (boat)
Another responsum related to this issue was penned by R. Yair Chaim Bachrach. He was asked about someone who lived across the river from the congregation and wanted to know if he was allowed to cross it on Shabbos in order to go pray.
R. Bachrach discusses various issues at length, but his conclusion is that one cannot even override any rabbinic prohibition in order to get to the congregation, even if they will have no minyan without him (see here for a lengthier discussion of this responsum):
Shu"t Chavos Yair Siman 115
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R. Nosson Nota Leiter has a responsum in which he critiques some of the responsa of R. Yosef Messas. He says that in responsum # 129 R. Messas allowed riding on the tramway in order to be able to pray with the congregation. R. Leiter says that if this ruling was issued in his country, the entire country would make fun of it, and as to the actual question they would tell the guy to stay home citing the verse:
ÃÂüôàêøÃÂùÃÂÃÂü ÃÂõèøÃÂÃÂùê äüøàøàÃÂôàÃÂôçüõéàÃÂùÃÂê ÃÂôÃÂüöÃÂðÃÂöàèðÃÂùá ÃÂòæõèøÃÂ
When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand,
to trample My courts? (Mechon Mamre)
Shu"t Tziyun L'nefesh Chaya Siman 29
ÃÂé"àÃÂáÃÂÃÂàçÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂêÃÂè ÃÂÃÂáâ âàÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂâ ÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàêÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂàâ"àÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂäàÃÂàÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéàÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂàÃÂäèÃÂÃÂ¥ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàâàÃÂâÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂçé ÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂÃÂá ÃÂæèÃÂ
Interestingly, it does not appear that R. Messas actually issued the ruling that R. Leiter cites. In his reponsa, Shu"t Mayim Chaim, he deals with various forms of travel on Shabbos in simanim 126-132. There he discusses, respectively, riding on an animal, riding in a wagon, riding a bicycle, riding in an automobile, riding on a train, riding on an airplane, and riding on a boat. For each mode of travel he notes the possible Shabbos problems, and for most of them he is stringent. He does not appear to discuss the question of whether it is permissible when going to pray with the congregation. (In the first responsum he discusses traveling to do a circumcision, and he forbids it, but in the rest of the responsa he just discusses whether the mode of travel is in general Shabbos-compliant. Even when he mentions how to technically avoid actual Shabbos-violation he still says it shouldn't be done, except for airplane and boat.)
Links to the 7 responsa:
126 (animal)
127 (wagon)
128 (bicycle)
129 (automobile)
130 (train)
131 (airplane)
132 (boat)
Another responsum related to this issue was penned by R. Yair Chaim Bachrach. He was asked about someone who lived across the river from the congregation and wanted to know if he was allowed to cross it on Shabbos in order to go pray.
R. Bachrach discusses various issues at length, but his conclusion is that one cannot even override any rabbinic prohibition in order to get to the congregation, even if they will have no minyan without him (see here for a lengthier discussion of this responsum):
Shu"t Chavos Yair Siman 115
áÃÂã ÃÂÃÂè àèÃÂàéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂçàÃÂéÃÂàâàÃÂàÃÂÃÂêÃÂè éÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂèàÃÂèÃÂààÃÂâáç ÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂêàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ"àÃÂèÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂêÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂÃÂ
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R. Nosson Nota Leiter has a responsum in which he critiques some of the responsa of R. Yosef Messas. He says that in responsum # 129 R. Messas allowed riding on the tramway in order to be able to pray with the congregation. R. Leiter says that if this ruling was issued in his country, the entire country would make fun of it, and as to the actual question they would tell the guy to stay home citing the verse:
ÃÂüôàêøÃÂùÃÂÃÂü ÃÂõèøÃÂÃÂùê äüøàøàÃÂôàÃÂôçüõéàÃÂùÃÂê ÃÂôÃÂüöÃÂðÃÂöàèðÃÂùá ÃÂòæõèøÃÂ
When ye come to appear before Me, who hath required this at your hand,
to trample My courts? (Mechon Mamre)
Shu"t Tziyun L'nefesh Chaya Siman 29
ÃÂé"àÃÂáÃÂÃÂàçÃÂ"àÃÂÃÂêÃÂè ÃÂÃÂáâ âàÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂêäÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂè ÃÂÃÂâ ÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàêÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂâÃÂÃÂàâ"àÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂäàÃÂàÃÂ
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ÃÂÃÂçé ÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàèÃÂÃÂá ÃÂæèÃÂ
Interestingly, it does not appear that R. Messas actually issued the ruling that R. Leiter cites. In his reponsa, Shu"t Mayim Chaim, he deals with various forms of travel on Shabbos in simanim 126-132. There he discusses, respectively, riding on an animal, riding in a wagon, riding a bicycle, riding in an automobile, riding on a train, riding on an airplane, and riding on a boat. For each mode of travel he notes the possible Shabbos problems, and for most of them he is stringent. He does not appear to discuss the question of whether it is permissible when going to pray with the congregation. (In the first responsum he discusses traveling to do a circumcision, and he forbids it, but in the rest of the responsa he just discusses whether the mode of travel is in general Shabbos-compliant. Even when he mentions how to technically avoid actual Shabbos-violation he still says it shouldn't be done, except for airplane and boat.)
Links to the 7 responsa:
126 (animal)
127 (wagon)
128 (bicycle)
129 (automobile)
130 (train)
131 (airplane)
132 (boat)
Another responsum related to this issue was penned by R. Yair Chaim Bachrach. He was asked about someone who lived across the river from the congregation and wanted to know if he was allowed to cross it on Shabbos in order to go pray.
R. Bachrach discusses various issues at length, but his conclusion is that one cannot even override any rabbinic prohibition in order to get to the congregation, even if they will have no minyan without him (see here for a lengthier discussion of this responsum):
Shu"t Chavos Yair Siman 115
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I found the following text, reporting a very special situation in Moscow in 5742.
ÃÂèàÃÂéàäÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂà(ÃÂäààÃÂÃÂàè' ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂè), (àÃÂáè â"àÃÂèàäàÃÂá
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂéÃÂÃÂà"ÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂáäè", áÃÂÃÂàÃÂ"ÃÂ)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂáçÃÂàÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ... ÃÂÃÂâê ÃÂ"àÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂà..ÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂààÃÂéèÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂéè ÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂäçÃÂàÃÂéâèÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂéàÃÂâÃÂ, ÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂê çÃÂÃÂé. ÃÂàÃÂàâçÃÂ, éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáçÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂé èç éÃÂâàÃÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂè...ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂäéèÃÂê ÃÂáäç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂçÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂé ÃÂéè ÃÂèÃÂàÃÂÃÂèÃÂç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàäèáÃÂÃÂê. ÃÂéè
âàÃÂààéÃÂÃÂêÃÂ; ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàéÃÂàÃÂÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂÃÂâ éçèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáâàÃÂèÃÂÃÂê
ÃÂêÃÂêÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêäÃÂÃÂ?"... ÃÂéÃÂàÃÂè áÃÂàÃÂéàê êéÃÂ"ÃÂ, ÃÂäÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂé ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂáÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂè, ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂàáÃÂâ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàáê, ÃÂéÃÂÃÂâ
êçÃÂâê éÃÂäè, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂã éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂêçéèÃÂê ÃÂêÃÂèÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéàÃÂêàÃÂÃÂàêÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂê ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂ"
It seems that Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal gave the heter to invite people for Shabbos who were likely to travel on the underground when there were many people seeking out Judaism, only 7 shuls in Moscow and insufficient places to lodge overnight visitors for Shabbos.
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But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
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I found the following text, reporting a very special situation in Moscow in 5742.
ÃÂèàÃÂéàäÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂà(ÃÂäààÃÂÃÂàè' ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂè), (àÃÂáè â"àÃÂèàäàÃÂá
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂéÃÂÃÂà"ÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂáäè", áÃÂÃÂàÃÂ"ÃÂ)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂáçÃÂàÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ... ÃÂÃÂâê ÃÂ"àÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂà..ÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂààÃÂéèÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂéè ÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂäçÃÂàÃÂéâèÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂéàÃÂâÃÂ, ÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂê çÃÂÃÂé. ÃÂàÃÂàâçÃÂ, éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáçÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂé èç éÃÂâàÃÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂè...ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂäéèÃÂê ÃÂáäç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂçÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂé ÃÂéè ÃÂèÃÂàÃÂÃÂèÃÂç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàäèáÃÂÃÂê. ÃÂéè
âàÃÂààéÃÂÃÂêÃÂ; ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàéÃÂàÃÂÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂÃÂâ éçèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáâàÃÂèÃÂÃÂê
ÃÂêÃÂêÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêäÃÂÃÂ?"... ÃÂéÃÂàÃÂè áÃÂàÃÂéàê êéÃÂ"ÃÂ, ÃÂäÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂé ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂáÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂè, ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂàáÃÂâ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàáê, ÃÂéÃÂÃÂâ
êçÃÂâê éÃÂäè, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂã éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂêçéèÃÂê ÃÂêÃÂèÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéàÃÂêàÃÂÃÂàêÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂê ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂ"
It seems that Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal gave the heter to invite people for Shabbos who were likely to travel on the underground when there were many people seeking out Judaism, only 7 shuls in Moscow and insufficient places to lodge overnight visitors for Shabbos.
1
But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
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I found the following text, reporting a very special situation in Moscow in 5742.
ÃÂèàÃÂéàäÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂà(ÃÂäààÃÂÃÂàè' ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂè), (àÃÂáè â"àÃÂèàäàÃÂá
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂéÃÂÃÂà"ÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂáäè", áÃÂÃÂàÃÂ"ÃÂ)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂáçÃÂàÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ... ÃÂÃÂâê ÃÂ"àÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂà..ÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂààÃÂéèÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂéè ÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂäçÃÂàÃÂéâèÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂéàÃÂâÃÂ, ÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂê çÃÂÃÂé. ÃÂàÃÂàâçÃÂ, éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáçÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂé èç éÃÂâàÃÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂè...ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂäéèÃÂê ÃÂáäç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂçÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂé ÃÂéè ÃÂèÃÂàÃÂÃÂèÃÂç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàäèáÃÂÃÂê. ÃÂéè
âàÃÂààéÃÂÃÂêÃÂ; ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàéÃÂàÃÂÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂÃÂâ éçèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáâàÃÂèÃÂÃÂê
ÃÂêÃÂêÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêäÃÂÃÂ?"... ÃÂéÃÂàÃÂè áÃÂàÃÂéàê êéÃÂ"ÃÂ, ÃÂäÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂé ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂáÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂè, ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂàáÃÂâ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàáê, ÃÂéÃÂÃÂâ
êçÃÂâê éÃÂäè, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂã éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂêçéèÃÂê ÃÂêÃÂèÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéàÃÂêàÃÂÃÂàêÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂê ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂ"
It seems that Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal gave the heter to invite people for Shabbos who were likely to travel on the underground when there were many people seeking out Judaism, only 7 shuls in Moscow and insufficient places to lodge overnight visitors for Shabbos.
I found the following text, reporting a very special situation in Moscow in 5742.
ÃÂèàÃÂéàäÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂà(ÃÂäààÃÂÃÂàè' ÃÂèÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂè), (àÃÂáè â"àÃÂèàäàÃÂá
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂéÃÂÃÂà"ÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂàÃÂáäè", áÃÂÃÂàÃÂ"ÃÂ)
ÃÂÃÂÃÂáçÃÂàÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ... ÃÂÃÂâê ÃÂ"àÃÂààÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂà..ÃÂèÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂààÃÂéèÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂéè ÃÂàÃÂÃÂâàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂäçÃÂàÃÂéâèÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂéàÃÂâÃÂ, ÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂÃÂààÃÂéÃÂê çÃÂÃÂé. ÃÂàÃÂàâçÃÂ, éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂáçÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂé èç éÃÂâàÃÂçÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂè...ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂäéèÃÂê ÃÂáäç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂçÃÂàÃÂÃÂààÃÂÃÂàÃÂçÃÂàÃÂêäÃÂÃÂàÃÂéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂé ÃÂéè ÃÂèÃÂàÃÂÃÂèÃÂç ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàäèáÃÂÃÂê. ÃÂéè
âàÃÂààéÃÂÃÂêÃÂ; ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêè ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàéÃÂàÃÂÃÂéè ÃÂÃÂÃÂâ éçèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáâàÃÂèÃÂÃÂê
ÃÂêÃÂêÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêäÃÂÃÂ?"... ÃÂéÃÂàÃÂè áÃÂàÃÂéàê êéÃÂ"ÃÂ, ÃÂäÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂé ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂáÃÂè ÃÂÃÂÃÂè, ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂèÃÂæÃÂàÃÂàáÃÂâ ÃÂèÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàáê, ÃÂéÃÂÃÂâ
êçÃÂâê éÃÂäè, ÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂêèÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂáÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂÃÂÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂê ÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂ, ÃÂâÃÂÃÂã éÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂÃÂàéÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂÃÂàÃÂêçéèÃÂê ÃÂêÃÂèÃÂ
ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂê ÃÂéàÃÂêàÃÂÃÂàêÃÂÃÂÃÂàÃÂàÃÂàÃÂÃÂÃÂèÃÂê ÃÂÃÂæÃÂÃÂÃÂ"
It seems that Rav Moshe Feinstein zatzal gave the heter to invite people for Shabbos who were likely to travel on the underground when there were many people seeking out Judaism, only 7 shuls in Moscow and insufficient places to lodge overnight visitors for Shabbos.
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Avrohom Yitzchok
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But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
â mbloch
Aug 16 at 9:05
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But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
â mbloch
Aug 16 at 9:05
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1
But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
â mbloch
Aug 16 at 9:05
But this is not the same situation - inviting people who would anyway transgress Shabbat or transgressing yourself - is very different!
â mbloch
Aug 16 at 9:05
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Hi Ephraim and welcome to Judaism! To directly answer your question, the proper approach to this is to talk to your Rabbi. ItâÂÂs always much better to discuss personal halachic questions with your local orthodox Rabbi rather than a bunch of Internet strangers.
â DonielF
Aug 14 at 16:30