Is it permitted to enter into a business partnership with a non-Jew, given the risk of being compelled to take an oath by their god?
Synopsis
The Mechaber prohibits partnership with non-Jews due to the risk of being compelled to swear by their deity; the Rema records a lenient view accepted among Ashkenazim that modern non-Jews' oaths are not considered idolatrous.
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