Ask the Rabbi
- Shabbat and Holidays
- Actions and Appliances on Shabbat
- Electricity on Shabbat
Question
Why are air conditioners allowed on Shabbat? They alter the molecular makeup of the air.
Answer
The air conditioner does the job on itself and it is not obliged to be Shomer Shabbat.
Rabbi Ro'i Margalit
Electronic door opening on Shabbat
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Cheshvan 5, 5770
Automatic Light Timers
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 21 Kislev 5765
