Responsa for Bava Batra 312:9
<big><strong>גמ׳</strong></big> מתני' מני רבי יהודה היא דתניא רבי מאיר אומר ר' אליעזר אומר בחול דבריו קיימין מפני שיכול לכתוב אבל לא בשבת
ARE LEGALLY VALID, BECAUSE HE IS UNABLE TO WRITE,<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Writing is one of the manual labors that are forbidden on the Sabbath. ');"><sup>25</sup></span> BUT NOT ON A WEEK-DAY.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Since a written document may be prepared, and symbolic acquisition may be arranged. ');"><sup>26</sup></span> R. JOSHUA SAID: [IF] THEY SAID [THIS]<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That no written deed or symbolic acquisition is necessary. ');"><sup>27</sup></span>
Teshuvot Maharam
Q. A teacher rendered a decision permitting Jews to instruct a Gentile on the Sabbath to go outside of the city limits in order to be ready to assist relatives of a deceased in their burial operations.
A. The decision of the teacher is incorrect, for ordinarily whatever a Jew is not allowed to do on the Sabbath, he is not permitted to tell a Gentile to do.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Nathan, an uncle of R. Meir. But according to Cr. 20, it was sent to R. Hezekiah of Merseburg.
SOURCES: Cr. 20; Pr. 637; Wertheimer 15; Mord. Shabb. 314; Hag. Maim., Shabbat 6, 9.
A. The decision of the teacher is incorrect, for ordinarily whatever a Jew is not allowed to do on the Sabbath, he is not permitted to tell a Gentile to do.
This Responsum is addressed to R. Nathan, an uncle of R. Meir. But according to Cr. 20, it was sent to R. Hezekiah of Merseburg.
SOURCES: Cr. 20; Pr. 637; Wertheimer 15; Mord. Shabb. 314; Hag. Maim., Shabbat 6, 9.
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