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
motion detector on Shabbat
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | Cheshvan 15, 5769
Electronic door opening on Shabbat
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Cheshvan 5, 5770
Electronic door lock
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Shevat 9, 5782
