Responsa for Shabbat 288:4
א"ל רבא לרב נחמן מנשיא בן מנחם תנא הוא וכי תימא הלכה כי האי תנא דסבר לה כשל מנשיא בן מנחם ומשום דסבר כמנשיא בן מנחם הלכה כמותו מנשיא בן מנחם הוי רובא דעלמא
And should you say [that you mean], The <i>halachah</i> is as this Tanna<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Who forbids with pomegranates. ');"><sup>6</sup></span> because he agrees with the [practice of] Menasia b. Menahem: just because he agrees with Menasia b. Menahem, the <i>halachah</i> is as he! Does Menasia b. Menahem represent the majority of people?<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' That the halachah should be decided by his practice. ');"><sup>7</sup></span>
Maharach Or Zarua Responsa
R. Hayyim Eliezer corresponded with his son and discussed whether a Jew is permitted to benefit from work that was performed by a Gentile on the Sabbath, or holidays, as well as work done by a Jew on these days under certain extenuating circurastances.
R. Hayyim Eliezer recalls that one time, the winterhouse was once heated by a Gentile on the Sabbath, and his father refused to eat therein. R. Samuel of Falaise in the name of R. Yom Tov permitted one to dwell in a winterhouse that was warmed by a Gentile on the Sabbath. In our city, most of the people rely upon this decision and dwell in winterhouses that are warmed by Gentiles on the Sabbath.
R. Hayyim Eliezer recalls that one time, the winterhouse was once heated by a Gentile on the Sabbath, and his father refused to eat therein. R. Samuel of Falaise in the name of R. Yom Tov permitted one to dwell in a winterhouse that was warmed by a Gentile on the Sabbath. In our city, most of the people rely upon this decision and dwell in winterhouses that are warmed by Gentiles on the Sabbath.
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