December 09, 2015

Sabbath mode



Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens and refrigerators, which is intended to allow the appliances to be used (subject to various constraints) by Shabbat-observant Jews on the Shabbat and Jewish holidays. The mode usually overrides the usual, everyday operation of the electrical appliance and makes the operation of the appliance comply with the rules of Halakha (Jewish law).

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2 comments:

Erik Paul said...

This is insanity.

Christopher Marlowe said...

I tried following the instructions in the video, but on Saturday everything still tasted like shitty kosher food.