Stopping an Alarm Clock on Shabbat
Question
Is it permissible to stop a mechanical alarm clock on Shabbat?
Answer
Shalom Rav,
It is permissible to stop the ringing of a mechanical alarm clock on Shabbat. However, it is forbidden with an electronic clock.
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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
Shulchan Aruch, Siman 308, Seif 51.
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