I know that there is discussion about inviting a Jew for Shabbos or Yom Tov, where he will drive a car to get there.
Does anyone know Rav Ovadia Yosef's opinion about this matter?
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Sign up to join this communityI know that there is discussion about inviting a Jew for Shabbos or Yom Tov, where he will drive a car to get there.
Does anyone know Rav Ovadia Yosef's opinion about this matter?
DailyHalacha by Rabbi Mansour writes Rabbi Yishak Yosef's opinion, which he got from his father-
The vast majority of Halachic authorities disagree, and rule that one may not invite a guest if he will drive. Having a guest show up at one’s home on Shabbat by car, and then leaving by car, causes a Hillul Hashem (defamation of God), in that it creates a public desecration of Shabbat.
http://www.dailyhalacha.com/displayRead.asp?readID=1948&txtSearch=birkat%20hamazon