Wednesday, May 21, 2014

One Who Walked Into A Room With Automatic Lights On Shabbat

One Who Walked Into A Room With Automatic Lights On Shabbat
Day: Wednesday
Date: May 21, 2014
Parshat: Bamidbar
Source: Yalkut Yosef: 318


If a person accidentally leaned against a light switch on Shabbat and turned it on without realizing he may use the light to read if he has nowhere else to read. However if he turned on the light intentionally without realizing it was Shabbat or because he thought it was okay he may not use the light just like any other melacha done beshogeg. If one walks into a room that with automatic lighting and causes the light to turn on, if he was unaware that the lights would turn on he may stay there if he has no other room he can stay in. If he knew that by walking in the light would turn on and he went in anyways he may not have any benefit from the light. If by leaving such a room he will cause the light to turn off he should have a non-Jew come in and then he may leave. If that is not an option he may leave the room without calling in a non-Jew.


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