Cameras at the Entrance to the Western Wall | Sheilot

Cameras at the Entrance to the Western Wall

Question

Is it permissible to enter the Western Wall on Shabbat? They say there are issues with a camera that turns on when you pass by.

Answer

There is no problem. Since it does not provide benefit and is not desired.
Answered 3 July 2022 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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Rabbi Israel Cohen
Answers questions at Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Smicha "Yoreh-Yoreh" (2012), Rav Amram Fried's Beit Horaah
Orach Chaim, Yoreh Deah
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Source

Ran, Shabbat, page 106

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