The STAR-K site offers a variety of informative articles and videos related to the general use of cooking and refrigeration appliances; various Sabbath Mode features in STAR-K certified models; the halachic implications of using them on Shabbos and Yom Tov; appliance pre-purchase advice; as well as articles about other Sabbath Mode technologies, such as medical devices and elevators.
See the list of articles and videos below.
ARTICLES ABOUT COOKING APPLIANCES
ARTICLE ON OVEN USE (PUBLISHED IN YESHURUN, VOL. 36) – HaRav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a
TESHUVA ON OVEN USE ON YOM TOV – HaRav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a
USING AN OVEN ON SHABBOS & YOM TOV – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (March 2024)
OVEN KASHRUS 101: USING THE SAME OVEN FOR MEAT, DAIRY, FISH AND PAREVE – Rabbi Dovid Heber (Spring 2016)
OVEN KASHRUS: FOR SHABBOS USE – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (Winter 2005)
OVEN KASHRUS: FOR YOM TOV USE – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (Summer 2001)
TEN MYTHS ABOUT STAR-K SABBATH MODE OVENS – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Summer 2016)
ALL ABOUT SABBATH MODE APPLIANCES AND WARMING DRAWERS: STAR-K ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS – Rabbi Chananya Jacobson (January 2024)
WARMING UP: DO’S AND DON’TS OF SLOW COOKERS AND HOT PLATES ON SHABBOS – Rabbi Yaakov Heinemann (Summer 2024)
ARTICLES ABOUT REFRIGERATION APPLIANCES
KEEPING YOUR COOL: USING A REFRIGERATOR ON SHABBOS – Rabbi Chananya Jacobson (Summer 2024)
KEEPING YOUR COOL: ALL ABOUT REFRIGERATORS – Rabbi Avrohom Mushell (Winter 2003)
APPLIANCE PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR OVENS AND COOKTOPS
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR REFRIGERATORS
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR DISHWASHERS
ARTICLES ABOUT OTHER SABBATH MODE TECHNOLOGIES
GOING UP: ALL ABOUT SHABBOS ELEVATORS – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Summer 2024)
GOOD TO GO WITH SHABBATTO! – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Spring 2022)
GRAMACHIP TECHNOLOGIES: INNOVATIONS THAT EMPOWER – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Winter 2019)
VIDEOS
STAR-K VIDEO PRESENTATION: SABBATH MODE APPLIANCES
STAR-K WEBINAR: BUYING (AND USING) A KITCHEN APPLIANCE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
STAR-K WEBINAR: APPLIANCE PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE
VIDEO DEMO: REFRIGERATOR WITH MAGNETIC SWITCH
VIDEO DEMO: REFRIGERATOR WITH PLUNGER SWITCH
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