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  2. Electricity on Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    Of the 39 categories of creative activities prohibited on Shabbat, rabbinic authorities have associated at least three with incandescent lights. The overwhelming majority of Orthodox halakhic authorities maintain that turning on an incandescent light on Shabbat violates a Biblical prohibition on "igniting" a fire (Hebrew: הבערה, hav'arah), because the filament becomes glowing hot like a ...

  3. Shabbat lamp - Wikipedia

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    This enables the lamp's light to be controlled by those Shabbat observant Jews who accept this use, [1] to make a room dark or light during Shabbat without actually switching the electrical power on or off, an act prohibited by Orthodox Judaism on both Shabbat and the Jewish Holidays. Shabbat lamps for children, such as the teddy bear pictured ...

  4. Sabbath mode - Wikipedia

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    Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens, [1] dishwashers, [2] and refrigerators, [3] which is intended to allow the appliances to be used (subject to various constraints) by Shabbat-observant Jews on the Shabbat and Jewish holidays.

  5. KosherSwitch - Wikipedia

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    The KosherSwitch (a.k.a. "Kosher Switch", "Shabbos switch", "Shabbat switch") is a wall switch marketed to the observant Jewish market and institutions servicing this market, as a means of controlling electricity on-demand on Shabbat and Jewish holidays in a manner that is permissible according to some Orthodox authorities, [1] though some ...

  6. What do all the great winter holidays have in common? Light!

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    The gift of light. The greatest holiday gift is the one Hanukkah, Christmas, Kwanzaa, Diwali all share. The gift of light. Skip to main content. Subscriptions; Animals. Business. Food ...

  7. Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat - Wikipedia

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    The use of electricity on Shabbat is generally considered forbidden among Orthodox Jews. There is extensive debate regarding the source of this prohibition. According to most opinions, the prohibition is rabbinic. (Some uses of electricity may also involve a biblical prohibition, for example incandescent light bulbs, or cooking on an electric ...

  8. Not so happy holidays: Saks’s famous Christmas light display ...

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    Saks even continued its holiday light show during the pandemic in 2020; the building was transformed into a shimmering castle, while its pillars and spires shifted colors beneath an icy fringe.

  9. Eruv - Wikipedia

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    The term eruv is also used to refer to other, unrelated concepts in halakha. These include the eruv techumin which enables one to travel beyond the normal travel restrictions on Shabbat or holidays, and the eruv tavshilin which enables one to cook for Shabbat on a holiday which immediately precedes that Shabbat.