Using the 'Shabbos app' on Shabbat

Using the 'Shabbos app' on Shabbat (Enlarge)

ב"ה, תשרי תשע"ה, 10.14


In my opinion this is strictly forbidden, exactly like using any other electronic device- turning on a computer, a TV, a radio, an air conditioner or a fan.


The publishers reasoning is inconceivable and is similar to reasoning that one is allowed to harm others by using a time delayed bomb and is allowed to flood their neighbor’s apartment/garden by using a digital automatic irrigation timer, planned a week in advance or is exempt from punishment for these actions. A person is obviously responsible from a legal and Halachic perspective, for the outcome of their sophisticated actions.

The Zomet Institute develops and builds unique equipment in which we permit the use of sophisticatedelectr ī onicarrangements for medical and security purposes only. In our 'Gramma' mechanism, when a person presses a button or a touch screen, they do not start any chain reaction – 'shooting an arrow'. This indirect activation ('Gramma') is based on a complex technological design and the result is not a chain reaction started by a human hand. As stated before, our 'Gramma' solutions are for medical and security use only.


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