[Avodah] tap water on shabbat

[Zev Sero]

On 19/01/2012 11:55 AM, Eli Turkel wrote:
> using tap water on high floors of apt buildings is prohibited on shabbat
>
> http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4175443,00.html
>
> I am bothered what the rabbi just discovered this?

According to the article (and it is Ynet, so it's hardly reliable),
yes, the rabbi just discovered this.  He never got the shayla before.
Has there perhaps been a recent increase in the height of buildings
in Bnei Brak?  Perhaps a change in the building code, or just
developers pushing the limits because of high demand?


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