[Avodah] water and electricity

[D&E-H Bannett]

Re: RDS's <<I heard Rav YY Neuwirth (the ShShK) say (some 25 
years ago in shiur) that RSZA (who was still alive) would 
have permitted (non-Bishul)
electricity but felt incapable of disagreeing with the 
CI.)>>

This was not only heard second hand. RSZA wrote quite 
clearly that he saw an issur in electricity only when the 
resultant action was assur (e.g, eish or bishul).  While he 
differed from the CI on boneh and from the Bet Yitzhak on 
molid zerem, he wrote that he felt that "kvar horah zaken" 
and he must accept the issur on chashmal of the Bet Yitzhak.


David