The difference between switching on electricity on Shabbat and using a Shabbat timer
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Topic: Use of electricity on Shabbat
Question: What is the difference between switching on directly and using a Shabbat timer?
Topic: Use of electricity on Shabbat
Question: What is the difference between switching on directly and using a Shabbat timer?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
Switching on an electrical appliance on Shabbat is a full melacha, performed by the Jew on Shabbat itself.
Switching on by means of a timer that was set up on Friday to turn on and off during Shabbat is an action the Jew performs on a weekday, and he then benefits from its result on Shabbat.
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