Automatic Light on Shabbat
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Question
I am in a hotel in Prague, and the light turns on at the entrance to the building. Can I call a non-Jew on Shabbat so that when he arrives, the light will turn on?
Answer
Hello,
Our teacher, the Gaon, Rabbi Avraham Fried, shlita, answered:
It is permissible to call a non-Jew so that the light will turn on, but the permission is only valid on the condition that the non-Jew does not know that he was called for the purpose of turning on the light. Instead, tell him that you want to talk to him there, etc.
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