Wednesday, March 5, 2025

Standing Up for Greatness

 https://mishpacha.com/standing-up-for-greatness/

Several decades ago, when I was learning in yeshivah in Yerushalayim, I merited a close connection with the posek hador, Maran Hagaon Rav Elyashiv ztz”l.

One Thursday night, I asked the Rav what his opinion was about Shabbos clocks. He asked me why would I think there was any issue with using them, and I explained that I had seen that Rav Moshe Feinstein ztz”l raises several halachic concerns with regard to their usage.

To my surprise, Rav Elyashiv stared at me and answered emphatically, “There is no such Rav Moshe.”

3 comments :

  1. As the compiler of the Yad Moshe, please bring that cite.
    Very clearly opposed to Shabbat clocks, but nobody accepts that psak. Though permitted for tzorchei tzibbur.

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    1. Though he does have another tshuva permitting adjusting the clock provided it doesn't cause the light to go on right away.

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    2. It was recently posted
      https://daattorah.blogspot.com/2025/01/shabbos-clock.html

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