Can I Do Something Forbidden for the Sake of Education?

from Responsa Radio · host Avi Killip, Ethan Tucker

I work at Hillel where some students were interested in learning how to wrap tefillin, and they asked if it’s possible to do a workshop on Shabbat, which would be the best day timing-wise to hold the program. I know there is a prohibition on wearing and handling tefillin on Shabbat. This made me curious about the parameters of "Leshem Hinukh." What is the goal of this concept and how far-reaching does it apply?Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at [email protected]

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I work at Hillel where some students were interested in learning how to wrap tefillin, and they asked if it’s possible to do a workshop on Shabbat, which would be the best day timing-wise to hold the program. I know there is a prohibition on wearing and handling tefillin on Shabbat. This made me curious about the parameters of "Leshem Hinukh." What is the goal of this concept and how far-reaching does it apply? Have a question you'd like answered on Responsa Radio? Email us at responsa@hadar....