[Avodah] electricity on Shabbat

[david guttmann]

RMB wrote:

It's not fire? Metal is disappearing off the contact, there is glowing
air... It's a momentary flame, really.

The issur is Lo Teva'aru Esh, there are therefore two components Biur and
Esh. Making fire alone is not an issur, it is fire that has Bi'ur, some kind
of longer term result (similar to veshilach et Be'iro Ubi'er besadeh acher).
See Rambam Hilchot Shabbat 12:1 the issur is only if one makes fire on
something - hamadlik et haner o et ha'etzim.... 



David Guttmann
 
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