On Fri, 03 Aug 2012 17:51:20 +0100, John Williamson wrote:

Huge wrote:
On 2012-08-03, F Murtz wrote:


Disables the light.

Weird. One would have thought that opening the dor was "work" and
therefore not allowed, so it doesn't matter if the light comes on. But
then, I am not Jewish.

Lighting a fire is forbidden, and turning a light on is considered byh
some to be equivalent to lighting a fire.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Activit...ted_on_Shabbat

For more about what Jews may and may not do during Shabbat.

Just read that 'out of interest' and all I can say is _bizarre_

Sorry to offend any believers in sky fairies but ...

This *is* the 21st century you know :-)

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