- Shabbat and Holidays
- Benefit from Shabbat desecration
Taping a TV Show on Shabbat
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
22 Iyyar 5765
Question
Are you allowed to tape a TV program on Shabbat if you set the timer before Shabbat?
What if you use TV which doesn’t make any noise when it starts recording?
Answer
If the program is not produced by Jews and does not involve Shabbat desecration of Jews, and if there is no likelihood of tampering with the system on Shabbat (for instance if it is silent and doesn't light up) you may set it to tape on Shabbat.
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Rabbi Chaim Tabasky
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky teaches a shiur in gemarah at the Beit Midrash program of the Machon Hagavoah l'Torah at Bar Ilan University. He is also a certified examiner of STa"M (Sifrei Torah, Tefillin and Mezuzot) and a narrative therapist.
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