Responsa for Eruvin 77:9
ועוד אמר ר' יהודה מתנה אדם על הכלכלה ביו"ט ראשון ואוכלה בשני
HE<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' If he wishes to go on the two days respectively in two opposite directions of the town (as in the case in the Mishnah supra 38a) .');"><sup>18</sup></span> MAY PREPARE TWO 'ERUBS<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Depositing them in the two opposite directions of the town respectively at distances of two thousand cubits.');"><sup>19</sup></span> AND MAKE THIS DECLARATION:<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' For further notes v. Mishnah supra 38a.');"><sup>20</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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