I have a friend who wants to become frum, but is currently holding a job that forces her to work on Shabbos morning, and more recently Friday evening as well. She does not have the koach to tell the manager that she is unable to, or offer to work any other days. These actions also lead her to many other things that jeopardize her emunah. This job is for goyum (religious Christian) that are unable to understand her religious faith, and she gets harassed often for it. If I have the ability to get her fired from this job, Is it permissible according to Halacha to go through with this to teach her not to work on Shabbos? Or is this a chillul Hashem?
Getting a Jew fired from a job that forces her to be chillul Shabbos acceptable? [closed]
This is absolutely Chillul HaShem. HaShem is more concerned with her own will and choice of teshuva, not if it is forced. In other words, if she is not willing to quit her job on her own, then you doing the work for her garners her no reward from HaShem. If she does not have another job set up and a way for her to provide for her and her family, then you are doing a lot worse then Chillul HaShem.
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Wow, what a question. The first thing that springs to mind is whether there is a possibility that your friend will find out that her sacking is because of you. I cant imagine that she will fancy becoming Frum after that, so it would have to be done extremely cleverly and secretly.
Assuming that this will indeed help her to become more Frum, I cant see why you shouldn't be allowed but I am not a Rov.
Please let me know what a real Daas Torah says!
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