[Avodah] More on Cooking on Yom Tov: A Halachic Analysis

[Prof. Levine]

Not long ago I referred to the article 
at   http://cor.ca/view/169/cooking_on_yom_tov.html

In response someone wrote to me, "This piece states that Sabbath mode 
ovens allow the user to open and close the oven door at will, even on 
Shabbos." I just had another look at the article and I no longer see 
this in the article.

Furthermore, I received the following:

I have seen Rabbi Heber's article on oven and stove use on Shabbos. 
In the article Rabbi Heber states that the Star-K Certified Sabbath 
mode ovens can be opened multiple times on Shabbos.  Please be 
advised that the Sabbath mode ovens certified by Star-K do NOT allow 
for multiple openings and closings of the oven door on Shabbos. The 
configuration or the sabbath mode was to allow changing of the oven 
temperature on Yom Tov through a gramma (random delay) . As you may 
know this is a point of dispute that Rabbi Miller in Toronto has 
taken issue with. However we do not suggest that one would be allowed 
to open and close these ovens at will on Shabbos. We consider that to 
be gram havara. We specifically  suggest a onetime opening and 
removal of all foods on Shabbos, so that the resulting havara would 
be unwanted as well.

We urge you to please correct this point in the article so as not to 
cause Chilul Shabbos.

Sincerely,

Avrohom Mushell

Star-K Certification






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