Covering a light bulb on Shabbat
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Question
A regular LED bulb is hanging from the ceiling of a children's room. On Shabbat and Yom Tov I want to darken the room by wrapping the bulb in aluminum foil or in a sock, without touching the bulb directly but only the covering, although it is clear that the covering moves the bulb. Is it permitted to do this on Shabbat and Yom Tov (a question regarding the laws of muktzeh and the use of light)?
Answer
Shalom u’vracha
It is permitted to wrap the bulb without touching it directly.
[Check the safety aspect; it seems to me that this could cause a fire. Even an LED bulb without ventilation accumulates heat and can burn out or potentially catch fire].
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