Permitting Non-Jewish Builders on Shabbos During Wartime

Date: 15 Av 5569

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Unknown recipient

Description

After French bombardment of Pressburg destroyed the Jewish community's eruv, the Chasam Sofer addresses whether the remaining walls and structures can still serve as valid partitions and whether the eruv may be reconstructed under wartime conditions.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer OC §60

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