Heter

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Special permission from a rabbi to break a commandment. Judaism

    "What comes to mind is the famous issue on ZIM SHIPPING - an Israeli company owned by Jews and they tried to get a heter for running their ships on Shabbos."

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"What comes to mind is the famous issue on ZIM SHIPPING - an Israeli company owned by Jews and they tried to get a heter for running their ships on Shabbos."

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew הֶתֵּר (hetér, “permission”).

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