May one look up an address in a phone book on Shabbos?[1]
Yes, if done for the sake of Shabbos, such as to look up an address of a host and the like.[2]
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[1] See Ketzos Hashulchan 107 footnote 40; Derech Sicha Yisro p. 279; SSH”K 29 footnote 117; Piskeiy Teshuvos 307:22 footnote 173
[2] The reason: As this is similar to reading newspapers which have a need of the body.
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