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Taking waste out of a Carmelit on Shabbat
Is it permissible for a Gentile to remove garbage from a Chabad House on Shabbat to a Carmelit (an open area which is not public, like an agricultural field,) in public view?
Answer: If removing the garbage is necessary for the performance of a Mitzvah – such as prayer, learning, partaking of Shabbat meals, etc; it is permissible to tell a Gentile to remove the garbage to a Carmelit which is in public view.

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