Observant Jews facts
While investigating facts about Observant Jews, I found out little known, but curios details like:
Modern ovens have a safety override that allows them to run continuously rather than automatically shutting off. This feature is for Orthodox Jews observing Sabbath who aren't permitted to push buttons.
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All Hershey chocolate bars are approved by the Kashruth Division of the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America for consumption by observant Jews, with OU Kosher status.
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Many home appliances come with Sabbath mode allowing the appliance to be used by observant Jews on the Sabbath and Jewish holidays.
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In some areas with many observant Jews, there are "Sabbath elevators" which stop at every floor so one can step on and off without pressing buttons, thereby following the Sabbath prohibition of operating machinery.
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some appliances include a Sabbath Mode which allows observant Jews to operate them without violating Halakha regulations.
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"Kosher Phones" exist - these restricted phones have rabbinical approval for use in Israel and elsewhere by observant Orthodox Jews.
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Many appliances have a ‘Sabbath Mode’ to allow them to be used by Shabbat-observant Jews on the Shabbat and Jewish holidays.
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There's an app that allows observant Jews to text and use their phone on the sabbath, skirting the prohibition on work
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There is 18 miles of fishing line strung around the island of Manhattan demarcating an "Eruv," a symbolic boundary that allows Jews observing the Sabbath to carry their house keys, push strollers, etc.
