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* Radvaz 4:258 explains that there should be a problem of Amira LiYisrael, which should be no more allowed than asking a non-Jew. </ref>
* Radvaz 4:258 explains that there should be a problem of Amira LiYisrael, which should be no more allowed than asking a non-Jew. </ref>
# One should make sure neighbors one may sometimes ask favors from on [[Shabbat]] are in fact not Jewish and not merely not religious. <ref>{{NoSource}}</ref>
# One should make sure neighbors one may sometimes ask favors from on [[Shabbat]] are in fact not Jewish and not merely not religious. <ref>{{NoSource}}</ref>
 
==Children==
==Practical cases==
==Practical cases==
===Asking them to do something you hold is forbidden===
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===Giving directions to a non-observant Jewish driver===
===Giving directions to a non-observant Jewish driver===
# This issue becomes extremely complex because while one does not want to encourage driving on [[Shabbat]], one also does not one to be rude and cause the driver to drive more unnecessarily looking for his destination. In such a situation, it advised to respond "It is [[Shabbat]] and one may not drive on [[Shabbat]]. However, so as to minimize your [[Shabbat]] transgression, the shortest route is as follows..."<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, v. 1). See, however, Yalkut Yosef.</ref>
# This issue becomes extremely complex because while one does not want to encourage driving on [[Shabbat]], one also does not one to be rude and cause the driver to drive more unnecessarily looking for his destination. In such a situation, it advised to respond "It is [[Shabbat]] and one may not drive on [[Shabbat]]. However, so as to minimize your [[Shabbat]] transgression, the shortest route is as follows..."<ref>39 Melachos (Rabbi Ribiat, v. 1). See, however, Yalkut Yosef.</ref>
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