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Shopping on a Website of a Chain that Violates Shabbat

Question

Is it permissible to shop on a website of a chain that has branches violating Shabbat (some are closed) and the website is open on Shabbat?

Answer

Shalom u'vracha 

This is not prohibited. However, it is not appropriate to support such a chain. 

Answered 17 September 2025 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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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