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MB3 55b: Can a Non Jew Turn on a Light for you on Shabbos (276:1)

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

If a non-Jew lights a candle (or any melacha) specifically for a Jew on Shabbos, no one is allowed to benefit from it. When can one derive benefit from it (if at all)? What if it was turned on b'heter (e.g. for a choleh)?

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD

Rabbi Aaron E. Glatt, MD, MACP, FIDSA, FSHEA is the Associate Rabbi at the Young Israel of Woodmere. He has been giving a Daf Yomi shiur for 30 years (available on YUTorah), and also gives a weekly gemara be’iyun shiur, daily halacha shiurim, and many other classes. An international lecturer on medical and halachic issues, Rabbi Dr. Glatt has autho...

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