Inviting a non-observant Jew for Shabbat
Question
My son has a friend who does not observe Shabbat but is in the process of becoming stronger religiously. Is it permitted to invite him to the Shabbat meal when he will be returning home by car?
I will note that he also works for MDA (Magen David Adom).
I will note that he also works for MDA (Magen David Adom).
Answer
Shalom u-veracha
It is forbidden to invite him, unless you arrange for him a place to sleep and to stay on for the rest of Shabbat.
If you arranged a place for him and he nevertheless wants to travel, there is no prohibition on the one who invited him.
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Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
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