Sabbath mode

Sabbath mode, also known as Shabbos mode (Ashkenazi pronunciation) or Shabbat mode, is a feature in many modern home appliances, including ovens,[1] dishwashers,[2] and refrigerators,[3] 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).

  1. ^ "Setting the sabbath feature", p22, Example from an electric wall oven manual
  2. ^ Hackworth, Matt (11 Feb 2007). "Keeping Appliances Kosher". National Public Radio. Retrieved 11 May 2021.
  3. ^ Sabbath mode, Example of a refrigerator