WHAT CAN BE ASKED OF A NON-JEW ON SHABBOS?

The refrigerator light, the circuit breaker, the light switch, the air conditioner… these things happen one Shabbos or another to just about everybody. Or more serious situations like a trip to the hospital. What to do? Call the “Shabbos goy,” and problem solved. Is it that simple? For our latest Yarchei Kallah we delved deeper into this often misunderstood area of halacha and learn what and how one may request of a non-Jew on Shabbos.

Featuring:

Shiur by Rabbi Meir Mintz on the halachic background of amira l’akum on Shabbos, with source materials. (Available here for download)
Q & A session with HaRav Yechezkel Greenberg