[Avodah] Rabbi Noach Isaac Oelbaum's Position on the Kosher Switch

[Samuel Svarc via Avodah]

On Apr 15, 2015 6:01 AM, "Micha Berger via Avodah" <avodah at lists.aishdas.org>
wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 15, 2015 at 05:07:57AM -0400, Prof. Levine via Avodah wrote:
> : Rabbi Oelbaum has asked that his son's comment on YeshivaWorld
> : regarding Rav Oelbaum's position on kosher switch be publicized.
> ...
> :> Moshe Oelbaum
> :> Son of Rabbi N I Oelbaum

> Authentication?

Um, the fact that R' Oelbaum says the same thing on the KosherSwitch video
(<https://youtu.be/Aneast2yakU>)?

What I find very disturbing is that this information is in the public
arena. Why are people commenting or conjecturing without looking at the
companies materials?

On Apr 16, 2015 2:46 PM, "Micha Berger" <micha at aishdas.org> wrote:
> PS: On the relevance of random delay to gerama...

> AhS OC 514:11 (still catching up to the yomi schedule after Pesach) quotes
> the Rama (se'if 3) who in turn cites the Maharil that it's permissable
> to put a candle in a windy place on Yom Tov that it should be blown out,
> as long as the wind isn't blowing at the time you're taking it outside.
> The AhS explains, "For doing so before the wind comes -- that is
> *geram* kibui".

> A case of gerama with a random time delay. But this is Yom Tov, where
> the laws against extinguishing are looser. The AhS refers you to OC
> 277:7, where we see that on Shabbos it's assur -- but because of a
> special gezeira to prevent people from doing the same when the wind *is*
> blowing. Not because of gerama.

Take a look at R' Schapiro's teshuva (available on the KosherSwitch
website) as well as listen to the shuir they link to (26 min.).

KT,
MSS