Non-Jew Warming Fully Cooked, Dry food in an Oven on Shabbat For Kiddush
QUESTION
PHILADELPHIA, PA
Shalom Rav Linzer – what are your thoughts on a gentile putting dry food to warm in an oven for kiddush? I know it’s not usually done but it seems like a d’rabbanan l’tzorech rabim (rabbinic prohibition done for the sake of the community)? The venue my shul meets at (a conservative synagogue) feels that hot plates are a liability.
ANSWER
This is exactly the case dealt with in SA OH 253:5