Regarding building a synagogue and making the Aron Kodesh on Shabbat/Yom Tov by non-Jews

Date: 13 Nisan 5593

From: Rabbi Moshe Sofer

To: Rabbi Shmuel Spitzer

Description

The responsum discusses the permissibility of non-Jews building a synagogue and making the Aron Kodesh on Shabbat and Yom Tov, emphasizing the concern for chilul Hashem (desecration of God's name) and the importance of avoiding any appearance of impropriety.

Source: Shu"t Chasam Sofer Collected §43

View original source

Explore the full interactive rabbinic map →