Protest Against a Non-Jew Fixing Electricity on Shabbat
Question
Hello, Honorable Rabbi,
What is the ruling on Friday night if the electricity goes out and the cholent intended for Shabbat consumption is on the hotplate, and a non-Jew is present in the house? Should one protest and prevent the non-Jew from restoring the electricity?
With blessings and thanks
Answer
Hello,
One should protest against restoring the electricity unless there is a sick person in the house or a similar situation, which permits a non-Jew to perform the task for a Jew.
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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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Source
Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim, Siman 307
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