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The app is highly controversial<ref name=toi>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/app-lets-jewish-kids-text-on-sabbath-and-stay-in-the-fold/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|title=App lets Jewish kids text on Sabbath – and stay in the fold|date=October 2, 2014|work=The Times of Israel|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref><ref name=sacred>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.618622|title=Sacred texts: App aims to solve SMS-during-Sabbath problem|date=October 1, 2014|work=[[Haaretz]]|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref> in Orthodox Jewish circles. Orthodox Judaism does not permit the use of a smartphone on the Sabbath. Jewish law prohibits activating or deactivating electrical devices on Shabbat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/722406|title="Electricity and Shabbat", Rabbi Josh Flug 2008|publisher=|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zomet.org.il/Eng/?CategoryID=199&ArticleID=58 "Electricity on Shabbat", The Tzomet Institute]</ref><ref>[http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/english/journal/broyde_1.htm "The Use of Electricity on Shabbat and Yom Tov", Rabbi Michael Broyde & Rabbi Howard Jachter, Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, No. XXI - Spring 91 - Pesach 5751]</ref><ref>[http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1159378/jewish/Electricity-on-Shabbat.htm "Electricity on Shabbat", Rabbi Aryeh Citron, chabad.org]</ref> |
The app is highly controversial<ref name=toi>{{cite web|url=http://www.timesofisrael.com/app-lets-jewish-kids-text-on-sabbath-and-stay-in-the-fold/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=twitter|title=App lets Jewish kids text on Sabbath – and stay in the fold|date=October 2, 2014|work=The Times of Israel|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref><ref name=sacred>{{cite web|url=http://www.haaretz.com/jewish-world/jewish-world-news/1.618622|title=Sacred texts: App aims to solve SMS-during-Sabbath problem|date=October 1, 2014|work=[[Haaretz]]|accessdate=October 3, 2014}}</ref> in Orthodox Jewish circles. Orthodox Judaism does not permit the use of a smartphone on the Sabbath. Jewish law prohibits activating or deactivating electrical devices on Shabbat.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.yutorah.org/lectures/lecture.cfm/722406|title="Electricity and Shabbat", Rabbi Josh Flug 2008|publisher=|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref><ref>[http://www.zomet.org.il/Eng/?CategoryID=199&ArticleID=58 "Electricity on Shabbat", The Tzomet Institute]</ref><ref>[http://www.daat.ac.il/daat/english/journal/broyde_1.htm "The Use of Electricity on Shabbat and Yom Tov", Rabbi Michael Broyde & Rabbi Howard Jachter, Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, No. XXI - Spring 91 - Pesach 5751]</ref><ref>[http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/1159378/jewish/Electricity-on-Shabbat.htm "Electricity on Shabbat", Rabbi Aryeh Citron, chabad.org]</ref> |
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According to its creators, the Shabbos App resolves many of the problems related to using a smartphone on the Sabbath.<ref name=shalom /> However, no rabbinic authority has supported these claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vosizneias.com/180370/2014/09/30/new-york-shabbos-texting-app-stirs-controversy/|date=September 30, 2014|title= New York Shabbos Texting App Stirs Controversy|publisher=vosizneias.com|accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref> The [[Orthodox Union]] ran two opinion pieces against the app, on October 7, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/life/inspiration/throwing-esrogim-shabbos-app/|title=Throwing Our Esrogim at the Shabbos App|work=[[OU Life]]|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> as well as another piece by Rabbi Ari Kahn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/torah/parsha/rabbi-ari-kahn-on-parsha/shabbat-app/|title=The Shabbat App|work=OU Torah|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref> Another commentator focused on the benefit of just disconnecting for a few hours, rather than using the app.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://5tjt.com/the-shabbos-app-a-psychological-threat/|title=The Shabbos App – A Psychological Threat|work=[[5 Towns Jewish Times]]|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> |
According to its creators, the Shabbos App resolves many of the problems related to using a smartphone on the Sabbath.<ref name=shalom /> However, no rabbinic authority has supported these claims.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vosizneias.com/180370/2014/09/30/new-york-shabbos-texting-app-stirs-controversy/|date=September 30, 2014|title= New York Shabbos Texting App Stirs Controversy|publisher=vosizneias.com|accessdate=October 12, 2014}}</ref> The [[Orthodox Union]] ran two opinion pieces against the app, on October 7, 2014,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/life/inspiration/throwing-esrogim-shabbos-app/|title=Throwing Our Esrogim at the Shabbos App|work=[[OU Life]]|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> as well as another piece by Rabbi Ari Kahn.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ou.org/torah/parsha/rabbi-ari-kahn-on-parsha/shabbat-app/|title=The Shabbat App|work=OU Torah|accessdate=October 20, 2014}}</ref> Another commentator focused on the benefit of just disconnecting for a few hours, rather than using the app.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://5tjt.com/the-shabbos-app-a-psychological-threat/|title=The Shabbos App – A Psychological Threat|work=[[5 Towns Jewish Times]]|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref> |
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Developer(s) | YidTec, Inc. The team includes Yitz Appel as President and staff of programmers including Yehuda Levi and Yossi Goldstein[1] |
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Website | www |
The Shabbos App is a proposed Android app claimed by its creators, YidTec, Inc. to enable Orthodox Jews, and all Jewish Sabbath-observers, to use a smartphone on the Jewish Sabbath.[2][3][4][5][4]
The app was created by YidTec, Inc. with a team that includes Yitz Appel, Yehuda Levi, Yossi Goldstein as well as other programmers.[1][6][7]
Controversy
The app is highly controversial[3][8] in Orthodox Jewish circles. Orthodox Judaism does not permit the use of a smartphone on the Sabbath. Jewish law prohibits activating or deactivating electrical devices on Shabbat.[9][10][11][12]
According to its creators, the Shabbos App resolves many of the problems related to using a smartphone on the Sabbath.[4] However, no rabbinic authority has supported these claims.[13] The Orthodox Union ran two opinion pieces against the app, on October 7, 2014,[14] as well as another piece by Rabbi Ari Kahn.[15] Another commentator focused on the benefit of just disconnecting for a few hours, rather than using the app.[16]
Possible hoax
Rabbi Yaakov Menken, an expert in Jewish law with a background in technology,[17] has claimed that the app is a hoax, intended to "mock attempts by serious, committed Jews to face the new challenges presented by modern technology".[18]
See also
- Activities prohibited on Shabbat
- Electricity on Shabbat in Jewish law: Computers and similar appliances
- Rabbinically prohibited activities of Shabbat
- Shomer Shabbat
References
- ^ a b "Shabbos App for Sabbath Texting Roils Rabbis". Popular Mechanics. October 3, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "New Shabbos App Creates Uproar Among Orthodox Circles". The Jewish Week. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ a b "App lets Jewish kids text on Sabbath – and stay in the fold". The Times of Israel. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ a b c "Finally, Now You Can Text on Saturdays Thanks to New 'Shabbos App'". Shalom Life. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Will the Shabbos App Change Jewish Life, Raise Rabbinic Ire, or Both?". Jewish Business News. October 2, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Observe the Shabbat with your iPhone". i24news. October 13, 2014. Retrieved October 13, 2014.
- ^ "Kurzmeldungen: Auf die Schnelle". Jüdische Allgemeine. October 15, 2014. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ^ "Sacred texts: App aims to solve SMS-during-Sabbath problem". Haaretz. October 1, 2014. Retrieved October 3, 2014.
- ^ ""Electricity and Shabbat", Rabbi Josh Flug 2008". Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "Electricity on Shabbat", The Tzomet Institute
- ^ "The Use of Electricity on Shabbat and Yom Tov", Rabbi Michael Broyde & Rabbi Howard Jachter, Journal of Halacha & Contemporary Society, No. XXI - Spring 91 - Pesach 5751
- ^ "Electricity on Shabbat", Rabbi Aryeh Citron, chabad.org
- ^ "New York Shabbos Texting App Stirs Controversy". vosizneias.com. September 30, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014.
- ^ "Throwing Our Esrogim at the Shabbos App". OU Life. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ "The Shabbat App". OU Torah. Retrieved October 20, 2014.
- ^ "The Shabbos App – A Psychological Threat". 5 Towns Jewish Times. Retrieved October 14, 2014.
- ^ "About the Author". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- ^ Yaakov Menken (October 6, 2014). "The "Shabbos App" is a Farce". Retrieved October 19, 2014.
External links
- Shabbos App official website
- "Sacred texts: App aims to solve SMS-during-Sabbath problem", Haaretz, October 1, 2014
- "App Lets Jewish Kids Text on Sabbath" by David Shamah, Times of Israel, October 2, 2014
- "Shabbos App Tragic Commentary", by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Fink-or-Swim, October 2, 2014
- "The Shabbos App", by Rabbi Eliyahu Fink, Fink-or-Swim, October 1, 2014
- A comprehensive response to the Shabbat App, by Rabbi Yair Spitz