THE BAIS HAVAAD'S THE DAF IN HALACHA SHABBOS DAF 17 MAINTAINING A WEBSITE ON SHABBOS AND YOM TOV

Q:DOES ONE HAVE TO SHUT DOWN HIS WEBSITE ON SHABBOS OR YOM TOV? A:RABBI NEUSTADT SAYS THERE NO PROBLEM OF CHALOS KINIAN(ACTIVITY EREV SHABBOS NOT EFFECT SHABBOS) THERE NO ACTIVE KINIAN BY A WEBSITE ONLY PASSIVE KINIAN.THERE IS ALSO NO PROBLEM OF SCHAR SHABBOS B/C THE ITEM OR SERVICE COULD HAVE BEEN BOUGHT ON A WEEKDAY IT JUST HAPPEND TO BE ON SHABBOS.THERE COULD BE A PROBLEM OF ZILZUL SHABBOS.RAV MOSHE APPLIES THIS TO TIME CLOCKS WHAT WOULD OR SHABBOS BE IF EVERYTHING WAS BY SHABBOS CLOCK.MAYBE RAV MOSHE WOULD SAY THE SAME THING BY HAVING A WEBSITE ON ON SHABBOS BUT HE IS NOT AROUND TO ASK.HALACHICALLY THERE NO PROBLEM LEAVING YOUR WEBSITE OPEN ON SHABBOS. A PRINT VERSION Written by Rabbi Baruch Meir Levin Shlit"a CLICK HERE