Melting a Gold Cross
Question
Is it permitted to buy a gold jewelry piece in the shape of a cross in order to use the gold for melting?
Answer
Hello,
A cross that was not made for worship, not for decoration, etc., is permitted to be melted and the gold used.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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According to the instructions of the Gaon, Rabbi Amram Fried, shlita
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