Posted on 05/17/2005 12:34:50 PM PDT by FoxPro
Please be aware that there are restrictions in the use of ovens and stoves on the Sabbath and Holidays. If you are unfamiliar with the laws of keeping food warm on the Sabbath or cooking on the Holidays, please call your Rabbi. Please note that when the Holiday and Sabbath coincide, the Sabbath laws prevail. See your owner's manual for instructions on operating the Sabbath mode. Before first use of a new oven be sure to wash the racks and interior of the oven thoroughly with warm water and soap to remove any coating oil.
COOKTOPS:
On the Sabbath, a gas flame or electric heat may not be initiated, adjusted or turned off.
On the Sabbath, a "blech" should be used to cover the flame in addition to covering the controls of the cooktop. For the gas burners and coiled electric burners, use a standard "blech". The manufacturer does not recommend putting a "blech" on the glass electric cooktop surface. Instead, just the controls should be covered.
On the Holidays, a gas flame or electric heat may not be initiated or turned completely off. For gas cooktops, raise and lower the temperature as required for cooking. For electric cooktops adjusting the temperature is permitted at any time following the instructions in the owner's manual (because there is a delay between the request and implementation).
During a power failure, gas cooktops will remain on, whereas electric cooktops will shut off and remain off when the power returns.
The glass electric cooktops cannot be kashered for Passover. For the rest of the year, be sure to wipe the cooking surface clean between meat and dairy use.
OVENS:
The oven temperature may not be initiated, adjusted or turned off on the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, in lieu of a "blech", the oven controls should be covered. (Be careful not to cover vent openings.)
All food should be placed in the oven before the Sabbath begins, since none may be placed in the oven during the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, the oven door may only be opened once, all the food removed, and then closed. On the Holidays, the oven door may be opened/closed at any time as often as desired.
On the Holidays, the temperature may be adjusted (but not initiated or turned off) at any time following the instructions in the owner's manual (because there is a delay between the request and implementation).
These ovens have a timed bake feature in the Sabbath mode. This feature can only be initiated before the Sabbath/Holiday. Once timed bake goes off, the oven cannot be used again for that Sabbath/Holiday.
These ovens have a delay start feature in the Sabbath mode. For use on the Sabbath, all food must be in the oven before the Sabbath begins.
After recovery from a power failure, all these ovens will stay off. They will remain in the Sabbath mode, however, there will be no cooking capability.
WARMING DRAWERS:
The drawer temperature may not be initiated, adjusted or turned off on the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, in lieu of a "blech", the drawer controls should be covered. (Be careful not to cover vent openings.)
Food should be placed in the warming drawer before the Sabbath begins, as in a regular oven, since none may be placed in the drawer during the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, the drawer may only be opened once, all the food removed and then closed. On the Holidays, the drawer may be opened/closed at any time as often as desired.
On the Holidays, raising the temperature is not permitted because there is no indication when power is on to the heating elements. Lowering the temperature is permitted when necessary for food preparation.
If the power fails when the warming drawer is ON, when the power returns, the drawer will return to its previous ON setting.
BAKE-N-WARM™ OVENS:
The oven temperature may not be initiated, adjusted or turned off on the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, in lieu of a "blech", the oven controls should be covered. (Be careful not to cover vent openings.)
Food should be placed in the Bake-n-Warm™ oven before the Sabbath begins, since none may be placed in the oven during the Sabbath.
On the Sabbath, the oven door may only be opened once, all the food removed and then closed. On the Holidays, the oven door may be opened/closed at any time as often as desired.
On the Holidays, the temperature may be adjusted (but not initiated or turned off) at any time following the instructions in the owner's manual (because there is a delay between the request and implementation).
After recovery from a power failure, these Bake & Warm™ ovens will stay off.
"As for moving around every stick of furniture in the house, nobody does that."
Ah, but it is permissible. Which is really labor, and which is not? The Creator of the universe and all in it is more rational than the laws the rabbis have foisted on His chosen people. Christians and Jews cannot agree on keeping the Sabbath because they can't even agree on which day IS the Sabbath. At any rate, look to the list of proscribed labors on the Sabbath. Some are sensible, some are not. There are biblical jews who will carry a handkerchief, but will not do labor on the Sabbath. They also do not accept that the proscription against "seething a kid in its mother's milk" forbids them having a cheeseburger. Why are they considered as less spiritual than the Chassidim?
Of course you meant offense. Or didn't care if you offended. Same difference IMO
I have posted that list. All the forbidden labor corresponds to tasks that were performed in the construction of the Tabernacle.
So, you're calling me a liar?
Or didn't care if you offended. Same difference IMO
Hold on now. Especially since we've both been around here a long time, I'll do you the favor of pointing out that I'm not the one you posted to previously. In other words, I'm not the one who disrespected anyone's beliefs in this thread. All I did was offer my philosophy about respecting people's rights vs. respecting their beliefs (in essence, it's the 'Golden Rule').
Perhaps now you see how you erred and, given that you're a person who's concerned and careful about offending anyone, this is your chance to apologize for your implication that I'm a liar.
Otherwise, tell me what was so offensive in that previous post which made it impossible for you to take me at my word.
I did not realized that gas and electric ranges/ovens existed hundreds of years ago for the Rabbis to tinker with the proper operating procedures.
Man I am such an Neanderthal...
Cheeseburger I can understand. But forbidding chicken parmesan seems a little strange, since chickens are (last I checked) not mammals.
In the both your opinions, is all Christianity AZ?
Is it possible that some branches of Christianity are merely shituf.. not rising to the level of AZ?
It can be both. I have done my finest work......
Hello..
I would genuinely appreciate an answer.
Great commentary, Yehuda!
Absolutely incorrect. There is no "traditional Christian" church that teaches that His law can and should to be disobeyed without regard. In fact, it teaches the OPPOSITE. In Romans we are specifically told that we are to be witnesses for G-d every day with our behavior. Where did you get this idea anyway?
Thanks for some sanity. The shabbat was not instituted by God to make He nor humans seem like fools. Rather, it is to reflect on the sanctification of human life.
Can you answer to post 250?
How much rope would be needed to strangle the perpetrators of such acts in the Holy Land ?
What are the opinions of the Chief Rabbis of the State of Israel on this very important commandment ?
P.S. As Napoleon said, "Strategy is the art of using time and space well."
The Master of the Universe is the Grand Strategist. He will soon cast judgment on how time and space is used in the Holy Land.
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