hillfarm Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 We are doing a History and Comparison of World Religions and today read about Judaism. One of the things mentioned was that there were 39 different categories of work that were not done on the Sabbath, one of which being cutting wood or kindling fires. It mentioned that using electricity falls under that exclusion. Does running a furnace also fall into that category? We read that the US states with the highest percent of Jewish population were New York, New Jersey, and Florida. I'm sure it is very cold right now in the first two. So are you allowed to use either electric or other mechanical heating devices during the Sabbath? (We thought this might be an exception to the exclusion, since it potentially involved saving a life, but this is only our speculation...) Thanks for the clarification. I hope my questions do not offend. That was certainly not my intent. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ktgrok Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I am not jewsh, but grew up in a jewish area. It is allowed to set an automatic timer or thermostat to turn the heater on. You set it before the sabbath. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheryl Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I'm not Jewish, but very interested, so here's shooting your thread up! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted January 12, 2011 Author Share Posted January 12, 2011 Thanks, everyone. I was sure there was some extenuating explanation that my brain couldn't come up with. I would encourage everyone to set those thermostats rather high this coming weekend, more storms are predicted!:chillpill: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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