Reply To: CUNY Law School

Lesschumras – I know.

Abba_S – Thanks. How do you know about that minyan in Citibank? I actually go to a different minyan two blocks away from the law school. Maybe I will also try out the Citibank one.

zgt-besser – yes, it’s called amira l’amira.

Dinonline:

It is forbidden to ask a non-Jew to perform a melachah for you on Yom Tov. However, some poskim permit asking a non-Jew to tell another non-Jew to do the melachah. Therefore, if you feel you need the recorded classes, you should ask a non-Jewish classmate to tell another non-Jewish classmate to tape the class. You should ask the first non-Jew to ask the second non-Jew to tape the class before Yom Tov.

Sources:

Biur Halachah (306) quotes from Chasam Sofer that it is permitted to tell one non-Jew to tell another before Shabbos to do a melachah on Shabbos. Although Biur Halachah defers this ruling, several authorities agree that this is permitted, and one may rely on this in case of need. See Shevet Halevi (4:29); Mishnah Lemelech (Shabbos, 6:9).