S Viemeister wrote:
On 8/3/2012 5:15 AM, fred wrote:

Can't be as crazy as the strain of Jewish religion that forbids ALL
work on the sabbath.

I watched a programme many years ago about the extraordinary lengths
some would go to comply with this. Even down to a special light switch
which was designed to comply with this.Some wont even take the bones
out of fish or filter water on the sabbath

Beats me

There are also cookers with Sabbath settings. Years ago, local gentiles
would light the stove, now technology takes care of it...

There was, IIRC, debate some time ago as to whether asking a trained
animal to turn on a light or switch an appliance on was considered
"work" during Shabbat. Some families had allegedly trained monkeys to
operate switches on request.

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Tciao for Now!

John.