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==Planning for tomorrow==
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# One may not say “Tomorrow (or tonight) I’m going to do a Melacha (activity which is forbidden on Shabbat)”. <ref>S”A 307:1 </ref>
The Rabbis forbad receiving wages for (permissible) work done on [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Rashi Ketubot 64a s.v. Kesechar explains that the reason chazal prohibited taking sechar shabbat, wages from work done on Shabbat, is based on a concern of coming to doing business on Shabbat. S”A 306:4, Mishna Brura 306:16 and Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:54 codify this as halacha. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen explains (The Shabbos Home p. 27) that Chazal forbade engaging in any type of business transaction because it might lead to Kosev, writing down the transaction in a journal or the like. </ref>
## For example one shouldn’t say “I’m going to drive a car”, “I’m going to write a letter”, or “I’m going to buy a certain item”, <Ref>Practical Laws of Shabbat (Rabbi Rafael Soae, vol 1, pg 377) </ref> “I will fix the refrigerator door next week”, “I will wallpaper the room after Shabbat” <ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 103) </ref>
## One may not plan specific details for a family vacation such as which hotel or airline to book. <Ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 105) </ref>
# One may speak about another prohibition other than prohibited melacha, for example on Yom Kippur one may speak about eating after Yom Kippur. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:61 </ref>
===Not explicit===
# One may say “I will go to a certain place tomorrow” even if one plans on driving as long as he doesn’t mention how he will travel. <Ref>S”A 307:8, Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat, vol 2, 184), 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1 pg 105) </ref>
===Hinting===
# One may hint that one’s friend or a non-Jew should pick one up (in a car) after Shabbat even if it’s not a mitzvah need. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat, vol 2, 183) </ref> For example one may ask whether he is available to come after Shabbat or telling him that he’d be happy if he were able to come after Shabbat. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:52. The S”A 307:7 writes that one may not hire someone for after Shabbat but one would be allowed to ask “do you think you would be available to work for me tonight?”. </ref>
===To oneself===
# One may not say these words to someone else or even to oneself. <Ref>Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat, vol 2, 172) </ref>
===For a mitzvah===
# Even for the purpose of a mitzvah one should refrain of speaking about a Melacha. Therefore one shouldn’t say “Tomorrow I’m going to write a Sefer Torah” unless there is a fear that one will become lazy about the project in which case it’s permissible to motivate oneself.  <ref>Mishna Brurah 307:1 </ref>
## One may discuss plans for a fundraiser for a Shul or Torah institution as this effort is a Mitzvah. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1, pg 106) </ref>
# One may not say “Pick me up with your car tonight (after Shabbat)” unless it is for a mitzvah reason. <ref>Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat, vol 2, 183) </ref>
# One may speak for the purposes of a need for the community if that speech is necessary on Shabbat; for example, one may speak about the issues of a community to the government on Shabbat. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:59 </ref>
# One may discuss financial aspects of a Shidduch (match) if it is necessary for the fruition of the Shidduch, however, specific details and agreement must wait until after Shabbat. <ref>S”A 306:6, 39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1, pg 106). See also Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:56 who says that a shadchan may suggest a shidduch on Shababt but not fix a price to collect for making the match. Furthermore, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata seems to be strict not to speak about the financial aspects related to the shiddush itself or the obligations of each sides. </ref>
# A father may look for a teacher for his son to teach him a trade and even pledge to him a salary as long as one doesn’t fix a price. <Ref>S”A 306:6 writes that on Shabbat one may involve oneself in hiring a teacher for one’s son to teach him a trade because this involvement is a mitzvah, however, one may not fix the price with the teacher. Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:56 concurs. Biur Halacha D”H VeLeLamdo expresses that it’s crucial to also teach one’s son Torah before finding him a profession and when he’s working, otherwise, one could come to severe violations of the law in one’s profession and a breach of the religion (Chas VeShalom). </ref>


==Business speech==
==Upon whom is the prohibition?==
# One may not discuss or plan business agreements, transactions, deals, or strategies on Shabbat. <ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, vol 1 pg 103-4) </ref>
# The primary prohibition applies to the one receiving the wages; however, it’s also forbidden to pay these wages (for permissible work) because one transgresses “[[Lifnei Iver]]”. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 306:21, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:54 </ref>
==Thinking about business==
# Thinking about business on Shabbat is permissible, however, there’s a mitzvah of Oneg Shabbat not to think about that on Shabbat and all the more so one shouldn’t become distracted and worried about business matters. <Ref>S”A 306:8, Mishna Brurah 306:38 </ref>


==Mundane speech==
==What is included?==
# One shouldn’t speak about something which causes a person sadness or agony. <Ref>Mishna Brurah 307:3 </ref> Therefore, one should say bad news which causes aggravation. <Ref> Practical Laws of Shabbat (Rabbi Rafael Soae, vol 1, pg 378) </ref>
# It is permitted to receive money on Shabbos for a rental that includes a pre-/post-Shabbos period. The same applies to services performed, that a Jew may serve as a waiter on Shabbos provided he does some set-up before, or cleanup after Shabbos. <ref>S”A (306:4) writes that one is permitted to earn money on Shabbos if it is blended in with payments for the week, month, year, or shemittah cycle. This is known as Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah, Shabbos payments which are blended in, or literally swallowed up, with week payments. Rav Herschel Schachter ([http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/751485/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Doing_Business_on_Shabbat_%E2%80%93_Schar_Shabbat Doing Business on Shabbos – Schar Shabbos] min. 43-45) explains that Havla’ah is when the unit that is paid is larger than Shabbos. If one were to pay an hourly rate, any hours charged on Shabbos would be Schar Shabbos. But if one pays a flat rate which includes services not performed on Shabbos, this would be permitted because of Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah. </ref>
# One shouldn’t greet one’s friend the same way one does during the week (“good morning”, “hello”, “hi”) but rather “good Shabbos”, (or “Shabbat Shalom”). <Ref>Mishna Brurah 307:5 in name of the Shlah explaining that through this one fulfills the mitzvah of Zechor Et Yom HaShabbat. </ref>
# It’s forbidden to receive payment for any service or rental over [[Shabbat]] (such as renting one's house for a specific number of days). However, if one purchases something on [[Shabbat]] (in cases where it’s permissible) one must pay the amount owed after [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Mishna Brurah 306:19, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:57 </ref>
# Mundane speech, which doesn’t include (1) a plan to do a Melacha, (2) business speech, (3) degrading speech or (4) frivolity, may be spoken on Shabbat but one may not speak too much of this type of speech. Moreover, the righteous practice is to avoid this type of speech on Shabbat. <ref> S”A 307:1, Mishna Brurah 307:5, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:64 </ref>  
# One may not receive payment for renting out a room for [[Shabbat]] specifically, rather one should stipulate that the rental should begin a little before [[Shabbat]] or a little after [[Shabbat]] and certainly for a few days amongst them [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:71 </ref>
## For example, describing one’s trip or summer camp experience, or saying how much one spent on a dress, car, or wedding is permitted if it is enjoyable to the group, however, one should be careful to limit such speech. <Ref>39 Melachos (vol 1, pg 104) </ref>
# One may rent out a car even if the rental is paid per day and includes [[Shabbat]] because the rental is paid for every 24 hour day from morning to morning and automatically in the payment for [[Shabbat]] is also a few hours after [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:67 </ref>
==Permissible way to receive payment==
# It is permissible to receive payment for work done over a period of time such as a month, week, or year even if [[Shabbat]] is included. <Ref> Rambam Shabbat 6:25, Rosh Ketubot 5:37, S”A 306:4, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:64. The Braisa (Bava Metzia 58a) writes that one who hires a worker to guard, cannot pay him Sachar Shabbos, therefore the guard is not responsible for Shabbos. If he was hired for the week, month, year or Shemitah cycle, he can be paid for the whole period, including Shabbos, therefore, he is responsible for Shabbos. Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 28:64 in the footnote explains that the gezerah is only because one may could to write down the transaction and the Rabbis didn’t extend it to a case where one receives wages over a period of time because one will not come to write about the transaction of [[Shabbat]] specifically). </ref> According to Ashkenazim, this is only true if each side sees it as an agreement which is intended to last, however, if it’s seen as a temporary agreement and the either side could retract and only pay wages for each day, it’s not permissible to receive wages for the [[Shabbat]]. <ref>Rama 306:4, Mishna Brurah 306:20, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:64 </ref>  
===Baby sitter===
# Someone watching children every [[Shabbat]] can receive the wages as a gift. <ref> Sh”t Bear Moshe 5:103 </ref>
===Doctor===
# A doctor can receive wages for a call he did on [[Shabbat]].<Ref>Mahari Bruna 114, Shaarei Knesset Hagedola (Hagahot Bet Yosef 306:3), Mishna Brurah 306:24, Sh”t Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:214, Sh”t Bear Moshe 5:102, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:67, Menuchat Ahava 10:28, Kaf Hachaim 306:36, [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2012 Rabbi Eli Mansour] on dailyhalacha.com. The primary reason of the Mahari Bruna is that it is a mitzvah of pikuach nefesh to save a life on Shabbat. If so, says the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata ch. 28 fnt. 155, it would comes out that there's no bracha in that salary. If it is done in a way that the wage for that procedure included work done before or after Shabbat then it would be permitted and there would be a bracha in that salary. The Mahari Bruna also adds that we should pay them so that they don't delay in doing their job. Dor Hamelaktim v. 2 p. 1312 quotes Rav Sheinberg (Chidushei Batra 306:24) who left the question of whether there is a siman bracha for a doctor to take wages for his work on Shabbat as an unresolved question unless it includes work before and after Shabbat. </ref>


==Making calculations==
===Chazzan, Bal Koreh, Mashgiach===
# One may not speak about calculations for which one has not yet paid and will have to pay. However, once the amount is paid one may speak about it; for example, one may say “I spent $30,000 on my son’s wedding”. Nonetheless, a G-d fearing person would refrain from speaking about calculations for no purpose. <Ref>S”A 307:6, Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat, vol 2, 180-1), Mishna Brurah 307:27 </ref>
# A chazzan, bal koreh, or mashgiach who are only working on [[Shabbat]] can receive wages, but it’s better that it’s mixed with payment for some work done on a weekday. <Ref>  
# If one bought an object and didn’t pay for it one may not speak about the price, however, if one already paid or if there’s a fixed price one may speak about the price unless one is speaking to someone who is thinking (planning) to buy it in which case it’s forbidden to speak about the amount. <Ref>S”A 307:6, Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat vol 2 pg 180) </ref>
*The Mordechai (Kesubos 189) quotes from Rabbeinu Baruch both the reasons to permit and to prohibit hiring chazanim or baalei keriah for Shabbos. He writes that it should be prohibited because of Schar Shabbos, but maybe it would be permitted because there is no decree of chazal by a mitzvah. The Shulchan Aruch (306:5) writes that it is prohibited to hire Chazanim to daven on Shabbos, and some say it’s permitted. As a general rule, when the Shulchan Aruch writes a halacha and then writes “some permit it,” we follow the first opinion. So it therefore it seems, in terms of Sachar Shabbos, that there should be no difference whether the work is a Mitzvah or not.The Aruch Hashulchan (306:12) notes a contradiction with the Mechaber here and the Mechaber by Hilchos Rosh Hashana. Over there (585:5) he writes that one may take money to blow shofar, however he will not see a siman bracha from that money. But over here he writes that it is prohibited (see also Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 5:25 who points out this contradiction as well) .The Aruch Hashulchan writes that because it seems that the minhag is to hire chazanim, it’s probably not prohibited. Yalkut Yosef ([[Shabbat]] vol 2, pg 121) writes that the minhag is to be lenient to hire Chazanim just for [[Shabbat]] as long as one doesn’t speak about the amount on [[Shabbat]]. Nonetheless one doesn’t see Bracha from that money and so one should use that money for buying sefarim or the like.
==Charity==
* Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen (The Shabbos Home p. 35) concludes that as long the chazzan or baal korei prepare during the week, it would be permissible because of Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah. Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 7:28(7), Sh”T Shevet Hakehati 2:103 agree.
# For charity purposes it is permitted to make calculations (orally). <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:55 </ref>
* Sh”t Shaarei Ezra allows a Mohel to accept payment as it’s a dvar mitzvah but preferably he should visit the baby before or after [[Shabbat]] so the payment is mixed with permissible payment. </ref>
# The minhag is to permit those who are called up for an Aliyah (reading of the Torah) to donate money to charity and even mention the amount. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:55 </ref>
# In some places the practice is to “sell” the honors of performing the מצות in Shul on Shabbat. If there is an alternative it is preferable not to record the sums of the amounts donated even using cards or slips of papers indicating those amounts, however, those who do so have what to rely on. The same applies to an appeal in Shul for a charity. It is the practice to hand congregants a card bearing his name in order to donate to the charity by folding down a tab or attaching a paperclip. <Ref>Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 29:56 </ref>


==References==
==Renting to a non-Jew==
# Sephardim may rent to a non-Jew an object on Friday which will be used for a Melacha Deoritta (biblically forbidden activity on [[Shabbat]]) as long as the non-Jew has time to remove it from the Jew’s house. Ashkenazim should not rent such an object except on Thursday or earlier in the week. <Ref>Menuchat Ahava (vol 1, chap 19 #4) based on S”A and Rama 246:1 </ref>
==Paying for services==
# One can pay (after [[Shabbat]]) for going into a mikveh on [[shabbat]], or staying at a hotel on [[Shabbat]]. <Ref> Sh”t Nodeh Beyehuda O”C 26, Sh”T Mishnat Halachot 10:65 since the work to prepare the mikveh before [[Shabbat]] and cleaning it after [[Shabbat]] is enough so that the payment is considered mixed with permitted payment. Concerning the hotel, so rule Sh”t HaElef Lecha Shlomo 125 since it’s payment for the stay mixed with payment for cleaning the room before and after [[Shabbat]]. see also [http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=2012 Rabbi Eli Mansour] regarding hotel</ref>
# One can pay for a ticket to the zoo before [[Shabbat]] for a visit on [[Shabbat]] (this is only in terms of wages on [[Shabbat]], but in terms of kedushat [[Shabbat]] it’s preferable to sanctify [[Shabbat]] with Torah and mitzvoth). <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:65 </ref>
# One can switch a rotation of a guard or cleaning duty to work on [[Shabbat]] instead of a weekday. <Ref> Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:55 the work he’s doing isn’t for a wage but just to exempt himself from working another day. </ref>
==Interest over Shabbat==
# Interest in a bank accrued on [[Shabbat]] is permitted. <Ref> [[Shabbat]] Kehilchata 20:8. [The Mishna Brurah 306:19 writes that one may not take interest from a non-Jew for money lent for [[Shabbat]] unless one doesn’t specify a number of days but only a number of weeks.] see Bayit Hayehudi 5:22(11) and BeYitzchak Yikareh on Mishna Brurah 306:19 </ref>
==Doctors and Nurses==
#It is permitted for a doctor or nurse to take wages for their work on Shabbos since it is a mitzvah and additionally, it is important that doctors are encouraged to save lives even on Shabbos. Ideally, the wages should include post-op care done after Shabbat.<ref>Mishna Brurah 306:24, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:75. [[Asicha_Hilchos_Shabbos_Part_2| Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 12)]] said that it is permitted to keep the money. He added though that if someone doesn’t want it on their conscience that they’re making money on Shabbos they can give the money to [[tzedakah]].</ref>
 
==Links==
# Rav Herschel Schachter ([http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/751485/Rabbi_Hershel_Schachter/Doing_Business_on_Shabbat_%E2%80%93_Schar_Shabbat Doing Business on Shabbos – Schar Shabbos]
# Rabbi Shay Schachter Twenty Minute Halacha [http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/763404/Rabbi_Shay_Schachter/Paying_a_Chazzan_and_Baal_Tokeah_ Paying a Chazzan and Baal Tokeah]
 
 
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The Rabbis forbad receiving wages for (permissible) work done on Shabbat. [1]

Upon whom is the prohibition?

  1. The primary prohibition applies to the one receiving the wages; however, it’s also forbidden to pay these wages (for permissible work) because one transgresses “Lifnei Iver”. [2]

What is included?

  1. It is permitted to receive money on Shabbos for a rental that includes a pre-/post-Shabbos period. The same applies to services performed, that a Jew may serve as a waiter on Shabbos provided he does some set-up before, or cleanup after Shabbos. [3]
  2. It’s forbidden to receive payment for any service or rental over Shabbat (such as renting one's house for a specific number of days). However, if one purchases something on Shabbat (in cases where it’s permissible) one must pay the amount owed after Shabbat. [4]
  3. One may not receive payment for renting out a room for Shabbat specifically, rather one should stipulate that the rental should begin a little before Shabbat or a little after Shabbat and certainly for a few days amongst them Shabbat. [5]
  4. One may rent out a car even if the rental is paid per day and includes Shabbat because the rental is paid for every 24 hour day from morning to morning and automatically in the payment for Shabbat is also a few hours after Shabbat. [6]

Permissible way to receive payment

  1. It is permissible to receive payment for work done over a period of time such as a month, week, or year even if Shabbat is included. [7] According to Ashkenazim, this is only true if each side sees it as an agreement which is intended to last, however, if it’s seen as a temporary agreement and the either side could retract and only pay wages for each day, it’s not permissible to receive wages for the Shabbat. [8]

Baby sitter

  1. Someone watching children every Shabbat can receive the wages as a gift. [9]

Doctor

  1. A doctor can receive wages for a call he did on Shabbat.[10]

Chazzan, Bal Koreh, Mashgiach

  1. A chazzan, bal koreh, or mashgiach who are only working on Shabbat can receive wages, but it’s better that it’s mixed with payment for some work done on a weekday. [11]

Renting to a non-Jew

  1. Sephardim may rent to a non-Jew an object on Friday which will be used for a Melacha Deoritta (biblically forbidden activity on Shabbat) as long as the non-Jew has time to remove it from the Jew’s house. Ashkenazim should not rent such an object except on Thursday or earlier in the week. [12]

Paying for services

  1. One can pay (after Shabbat) for going into a mikveh on shabbat, or staying at a hotel on Shabbat. [13]
  2. One can pay for a ticket to the zoo before Shabbat for a visit on Shabbat (this is only in terms of wages on Shabbat, but in terms of kedushat Shabbat it’s preferable to sanctify Shabbat with Torah and mitzvoth). [14]
  3. One can switch a rotation of a guard or cleaning duty to work on Shabbat instead of a weekday. [15]

Interest over Shabbat

  1. Interest in a bank accrued on Shabbat is permitted. [16]

Doctors and Nurses

  1. It is permitted for a doctor or nurse to take wages for their work on Shabbos since it is a mitzvah and additionally, it is important that doctors are encouraged to save lives even on Shabbos. Ideally, the wages should include post-op care done after Shabbat.[17]

Links

  1. Rav Herschel Schachter (Doing Business on Shabbos – Schar Shabbos
  2. Rabbi Shay Schachter Twenty Minute Halacha Paying a Chazzan and Baal Tokeah


Sources

  1. ↑ Rashi Ketubot 64a s.v. Kesechar explains that the reason chazal prohibited taking sechar shabbat, wages from work done on Shabbat, is based on a concern of coming to doing business on Shabbat. S”A 306:4, Mishna Brura 306:16 and Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:54 codify this as halacha. Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen explains (The Shabbos Home p. 27) that Chazal forbade engaging in any type of business transaction because it might lead to Kosev, writing down the transaction in a journal or the like.
  2. ↑ Mishna Brurah 306:21, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:54
  3. ↑ S”A (306:4) writes that one is permitted to earn money on Shabbos if it is blended in with payments for the week, month, year, or shemittah cycle. This is known as Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah, Shabbos payments which are blended in, or literally swallowed up, with week payments. Rav Herschel Schachter (Doing Business on Shabbos – Schar Shabbos min. 43-45) explains that Havla’ah is when the unit that is paid is larger than Shabbos. If one were to pay an hourly rate, any hours charged on Shabbos would be Schar Shabbos. But if one pays a flat rate which includes services not performed on Shabbos, this would be permitted because of Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah.
  4. ↑ Mishna Brurah 306:19, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:57
  5. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:71
  6. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:67
  7. ↑ Rambam Shabbat 6:25, Rosh Ketubot 5:37, S”A 306:4, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:64. The Braisa (Bava Metzia 58a) writes that one who hires a worker to guard, cannot pay him Sachar Shabbos, therefore the guard is not responsible for Shabbos. If he was hired for the week, month, year or Shemitah cycle, he can be paid for the whole period, including Shabbos, therefore, he is responsible for Shabbos. Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchita 28:64 in the footnote explains that the gezerah is only because one may could to write down the transaction and the Rabbis didn’t extend it to a case where one receives wages over a period of time because one will not come to write about the transaction of Shabbat specifically).
  8. ↑ Rama 306:4, Mishna Brurah 306:20, Shemirat Shabbat KeHilchata 28:64
  9. ↑ Sh”t Bear Moshe 5:103
  10. ↑ Mahari Bruna 114, Shaarei Knesset Hagedola (Hagahot Bet Yosef 306:3), Mishna Brurah 306:24, Sh”t Teshuvot Vehanhagot 1:214, Sh”t Bear Moshe 5:102, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:67, Menuchat Ahava 10:28, Kaf Hachaim 306:36, Rabbi Eli Mansour on dailyhalacha.com. The primary reason of the Mahari Bruna is that it is a mitzvah of pikuach nefesh to save a life on Shabbat. If so, says the Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata ch. 28 fnt. 155, it would comes out that there's no bracha in that salary. If it is done in a way that the wage for that procedure included work done before or after Shabbat then it would be permitted and there would be a bracha in that salary. The Mahari Bruna also adds that we should pay them so that they don't delay in doing their job. Dor Hamelaktim v. 2 p. 1312 quotes Rav Sheinberg (Chidushei Batra 306:24) who left the question of whether there is a siman bracha for a doctor to take wages for his work on Shabbat as an unresolved question unless it includes work before and after Shabbat.
  11. ↑
    • The Mordechai (Kesubos 189) quotes from Rabbeinu Baruch both the reasons to permit and to prohibit hiring chazanim or baalei keriah for Shabbos. He writes that it should be prohibited because of Schar Shabbos, but maybe it would be permitted because there is no decree of chazal by a mitzvah. The Shulchan Aruch (306:5) writes that it is prohibited to hire Chazanim to daven on Shabbos, and some say it’s permitted. As a general rule, when the Shulchan Aruch writes a halacha and then writes “some permit it,” we follow the first opinion. So it therefore it seems, in terms of Sachar Shabbos, that there should be no difference whether the work is a Mitzvah or not.The Aruch Hashulchan (306:12) notes a contradiction with the Mechaber here and the Mechaber by Hilchos Rosh Hashana. Over there (585:5) he writes that one may take money to blow shofar, however he will not see a siman bracha from that money. But over here he writes that it is prohibited (see also Sh"t Yabia Omer OC 5:25 who points out this contradiction as well) .The Aruch Hashulchan writes that because it seems that the minhag is to hire chazanim, it’s probably not prohibited. Yalkut Yosef (Shabbat vol 2, pg 121) writes that the minhag is to be lenient to hire Chazanim just for Shabbat as long as one doesn’t speak about the amount on Shabbat. Nonetheless one doesn’t see Bracha from that money and so one should use that money for buying sefarim or the like.
    • Rabbi Simcha Bunim Cohen (The Shabbos Home p. 35) concludes that as long the chazzan or baal korei prepare during the week, it would be permissible because of Schar Shabbos B’Havla’ah. Sh”t Tzitz Eliezer 7:28(7), Sh”T Shevet Hakehati 2:103 agree.
    • Sh”t Shaarei Ezra allows a Mohel to accept payment as it’s a dvar mitzvah but preferably he should visit the baby before or after Shabbat so the payment is mixed with permissible payment.
  12. ↑ Menuchat Ahava (vol 1, chap 19 #4) based on S”A and Rama 246:1
  13. ↑ Sh”t Nodeh Beyehuda O”C 26, Sh”T Mishnat Halachot 10:65 since the work to prepare the mikveh before Shabbat and cleaning it after Shabbat is enough so that the payment is considered mixed with permitted payment. Concerning the hotel, so rule Sh”t HaElef Lecha Shlomo 125 since it’s payment for the stay mixed with payment for cleaning the room before and after Shabbat. see also Rabbi Eli Mansour regarding hotel
  14. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:65
  15. ↑ Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:55 the work he’s doing isn’t for a wage but just to exempt himself from working another day.
  16. ↑ Shabbat Kehilchata 20:8. [The Mishna Brurah 306:19 writes that one may not take interest from a non-Jew for money lent for Shabbat unless one doesn’t specify a number of days but only a number of weeks.] see Bayit Hayehudi 5:22(11) and BeYitzchak Yikareh on Mishna Brurah 306:19
  17. ↑ Mishna Brurah 306:24, Shemirat Shabbat Kehilchata 28:75. Rav Willig (Asicha Shabbos 2 p. 12) said that it is permitted to keep the money. He added though that if someone doesn’t want it on their conscience that they’re making money on Shabbos they can give the money to tzedakah.
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