אדעתא דרובא מדלקי.
they kindle it with the majority of the those present at the banquet in mind. When the majority of those present are non-Jews, it is permitted.
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אדעתא דרובא מדלקי.
they kindle it with the majority of the those present at the banquet in mind. When the majority of those present are non-Jews, it is permitted.
שמואל איקלע לבי אבי תורן. אתא ההוא גוי אדליק שרגא. אהדרינהו שמואל לאפיה. כיון דחזא דאייתי שטר וקא קרי, אמר: אדעתא דנפשיה הוא דאדליק. אהדרינהו איהו לאפיה גבי שרגא.
The Talmud relates that Shmuel happened to come to the house of Avin Toran. A certain non-Jew came and kindled a lamp. Shmuel turned his face back away from the lamp in order to avoid benefitting from the light. When Shmuel saw that the non-Jew brought a document and was reading it, he said: He kindled it with his own benefit in mind. He turned his face back toward the lamp.
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