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Shabbat · Orach Chaim 245

Erev Shabbat Candle Lighting

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When a Jew and non-Jew are partners in a business, field, oven, bathhouse, or millstone, and they stipulated at the outset that Shabbat profits go to the non-Jew and one weekday's profits go to the Jew in exchange, is this arrangement permitted?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Prior Stipulation

When partners did not stipulate at the outset, is the Jew permitted to accept Shabbat profits at the time of distribution, either b'dieved or in a case of great loss?

4 opinions across 2 eras

No Prior Stipulation

When partners stipulated at the outset, and at the time of distribution the non-Jew volunteers to split equally (rather than taking more for Shabbat profits) — is this permitted?

3 opinions across 3 eras

Post-Stipulation Equal Divis…

When partners did not stipulate from the outset, what technical remedy (tikun) exists to retroactively fix the partnership so it can be validly restructured with a stipulation?

4 opinions

Fixing an Invalid Partnership

When a Jew and non-Jew are both working together every day of the week, and on Shabbat the non-Jew works alone — may the Jew share in the Shabbat profits?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Both Work Jointly All Week

May a Jew give money to a non-Jew to invest/trade with, and share equally in profits even though the non-Jew may trade on Shabbat?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Giving Money to a Non-Jew to…

May a Jew give merchandise to a non-Jew to sell on a set-wage basis, and is this permitted even if the non-Jew sells on Shabbat?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Giving Merchandise to Non-Je…

A Jew holds an oven as collateral from a non-Jew, and the non-Jew continues to use the oven and pays profits to the Jew as interest on the loan — may the Jew accept profits generated on Shabbat?

3 opinions across 2 eras

Shabbat Profits

If a non-Jew bakes in a Jew's oven on Shabbat against the Jew's will and gives the Jew bread as payment for use of the oven — may the Jew benefit from this bread?

4 opinions across 2 eras

Non-Jew Using Jew's Oven on …

When a Jew and non-Jew are partners and the Jew's oven is used by third parties who pay rent, and neither partner personally operates it — may the Jew accept Shabbat rental income?

2 opinions across 2 eras

Passive Rental Income from S…