February 15, 2007
The Shabbat phone for isreali soldiers, minimizes Shabbat desecration
The Shabbatphone “minimizes Shabbat desecration” for military soldiers in the israelian army.
“Until now, every telephone call [on Shabbat] that was not a matter of life and death or close to it raised questions and deliberations among religious soldiers regarding halachic permissibility. Now the calls can be made without any qualms.
Dialing and other electronic operations on the “Shabbat phone” are performed in an indirect way so that the person using the phone is not directly closing electrical circuits.
[via pasta and vinegar]
Related:
-- The Kosher Phone, by Motorola - carrying the seal of approval from Israel's rabbinical authorities -- are stripped down to its original function: making and receiving calls.
-- Kosher voice navigation - MIRS, the maker of kosher phones* approved by the Haredi community, will offer a yiddish verbal navigation system.
-- Cell phones for the Orthodox - An Israeli cellular phone company came out with a line catering to the fervently Orthodox community.
Photo from Center
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