JERUSALEM (JTA) — The Haredi Orthodox United Torah Judaism party has proposed a plan to deliver so-called “kosher” electricity to largely Orthodox areas on Shabbat. Under the plan submitted Sunday, small power stations would be built to power the cities and towns and would be disconnected from the national grid on Shabbat, Ynet reported. The…
Jared Kushner’s real estate empire isn’t paying all its bills, according to the New York City electric company Consolidated Edison, which is threatening to cut off power at some of his properties in the East Village after one of his management firms failed to pay hundreds of dollars in fees. “We regret to notify you…
(JTA) — It promises a revolutionary innovation that could transform Jewish Sabbath observance. By changing the way a light switch works, the patented Kosher Switch offers a novel — and, its backers say, kosher — way to turn light switches (and, perhaps, other electrical appliances) on and off during Shabbat, circumventing one of the Sabbath’s…
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