Hiring a Gentile to perform tasks that are allowed on Shabbat.
Is it permissible to hire a Gentile to perform tasks that are permissible on Shabbat to be carried out on Shabbat in a Chabad House?
Answer: It is not forbidden to hire a Gentile to perform tasks that are permissible for a Jew on Shabbat.
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