- Shabbat and Holidays
- Electricity on Shabbat
Charging hearing aids on Shabbos
Question
I have hearing aids that have internal, rechargeable batteries. The charge lasts about 24 hours, and therefore the aids will not hold a charge from before Shabbos until after Shabbos. The aids are dropped into a charger for charging. The charging takes 3 hours.
Is it permissible on Shabbos to put the aids in to the charger on a timer that turns on from 2am to 5am? The charger would be off when the aids are inserted and removed.
If this is not permissible, would the aids have to be removed as muktza when the battery runs out?
Answer
Thank you for your question,
Yes you could.
(I'll just mention that there are certain types of chargers that charge the hearing aid right when you put the hearing aid in the charger. these chargers come in a litte box. In that case a timer wouldn't help).
All the best!
Access to security complex ,with concierge on shabbat
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Iyyar 17, 5772

Refrigerator Turns On when Door Opens
Rabbi Chaim Tabasky | 21 Kislev 5765

Shabbat Timers
Rabbi Elchanan Lewis | 20 Tammuz 5766

Automatic Coffee Maker on Shabbat/Yom Tov
Rabbi Jonathan Blass | 9 Iyyar 5763
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch studied for many years at the famed Mercaz HaRav yeshiva in Jerusalem. He currently lives in Kedumim in the Shomron, where he studies at the yeshiva and teaches classes for adults. In addition, he teaches at an elementary school.
Follow up question
Nisan 23, 5781
Shabbat
Nisan 29, 5781
Question
Iyyar 28, 5781
Egg Matzoh on Erev Pesach Shabbat?
Nisan 2, 5781

The Meaning of the Abbreviation "Shlita"
Various Rabbis | 25 Tammuz 5765
Genesis 24: 2-9 – Put your hand under my thigh
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Tevet 26, 5770
Genesis 24: 2-9 – Put your hand under my thigh
Rabbi Moshe Leib Halberstadt | Tevet 26, 5770

Pesach - leaving home before Pesach
Rabbi David Sperling | Adar II 22, 5771
Bar/Bat Mitzvah Celebration on Motzaei Tisha BAv
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Adar 28, 5783
Do i need to fast?
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Adar 16, 5783
Cooking on Shabbos
Rabbi Daniel Kirsch | Adar 23, 5783
