May a Jew send a letter with a non-Jew who is employed by the day at a fixed daily rate?
Synopsis
The Mechaber prohibits sending on erev Shabbat with a non-Jew employed at a fixed daily rate, since the non-Jew leaving on Shabbat looks as though Shabbat work was arranged. Sending on Thursday is permitted even for the Mechaber according to later poskim.
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