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Magnetic Safety Lock for Cabinet on Shabbat

Question

Is it permissible to open a magnetic lock for a cabinet on Shabbat?

Answer

Shalom Rav,

It is permissible to separate and connect magnets on Shabbat.

[This does not constitute building or demolishing].

Answered 23 July 2024 How answers are reviewed
Rabbi Israel Cohen
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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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