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
Access to security complex ,with concierge on shabbat
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Iyyar 17, 5772
CCTV monitoring by security personnel on Shabbos
Rabbi Yoel Lieberman | Kislev 8, 5777
Electrically Operated Toilet Pump
Various Rabbis | Shevat 20, 5768
