Question: Hi We recently installed an alarm system in our house. There is a sensor on every door and window. There is a way to disarm the alarm system for… Read more »
Category: Electricity on Shabbat
Moving A shabbos clock on shabbos
Question: We have central air conditioning on a shabbos clock. Is one allowed to move the pieces on the clock on shabbos so that the air condition will continue going… Read more »
Jammed Door Buzzer on Shabbat
Question: Sometimes the door buzzer in our building jams which provides for continuous access without a need for using a key. If this happens on Shabbat, is there a problem… Read more »
Response to shabbos urn
Question: Shalom, in response to the question ” Can I plug my Shabbat urn into a timer so that it will go off late Friday night and come on again… Read more »
shabbat urn
Question: Can I plug my Shabbat urn into a timer so that it will go off late Friday night and come on again on Shabbat. The water will be fully… Read more »
Guard opening electronic door on Shabbos
Question: Unfortunately, due to security reasons my building has removed the key for the entrance to the building. Now they have a camera system that sees you and the guard… Read more »
Automatic Payments On Shabbos
Question: Hi, Am I allowed to set up automatic payments to be withdrawn from my bank account on shabbos to pay bills and the like? Please provide sources for all… Read more »
Moving a pin on a/c shabbos clock
Question: Dear Rabbi, This is a great site, I once asked you a question, but here’s another one. Is it permissible to move the pin on a Shabbos clock on… Read more »
Dark Sensing NIghtlights on Shabbos
Question: Hi! I want to install dark sensing nightlights into my house. They are not triggered by motion but rather when it gets dark. Would that be a problem on… Read more »
Lights on Sabbath
Question: It’s prohibited to turn on light on Sabbath, but it’s all right to turn the light on with an automatic timer. But can we use a “clapping activated on/off… Read more »
Digital frame on shabbos
Question: Is one allowed to keep on & look at a digital frame on shabbos? Answer: Although one is not actively transgressing Shabbos by looking at a digital frame, nevertheless… Read more »
New motion detector without red light
Question: If this new detector does not have a light to show movement, is there a chashash of a Shabat transgression when walked in front of it? Answer: Since you… Read more »
Battery operated hearing aid on Shabbat
Question: I am hard of hearing in one ear, Can I wear a battery operated hearing aid on Shabbat and Yom Tov? Answer: Once upon a time there were certain… Read more »
Elevator
Question: If this has already been answered, I could not find it, so please send the previous answer This is a modern building that I prefer for budget and location,… Read more »