Religious Israelis may soon have access to electric power that rabbis have approved for use during the weekly Sabbath, an innovation that reflects advancements in battery science and the power of ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel’s new government.
JERUSALEM — Religious Israelis may soon have access to electric power that rabbis have approved for use during the weekly Sabbath, a techno-spiritual innovation that reflects advancements in battery science and, even more, the power of ultra-Orthodox parties in Israel’s new government.The program, unofficially dubbed “kosher electricity,” received cabinet approval Sunday.
The strictest kosher keepers shun commercial power during those hours because it is seen as violating strictures on working during the Sabbath or taking advantage of work by other Jews. Many families simply go dark. A few rely on solar panels. But for others, a common workaround is a household generator operated by a non-Jew, or “Shabbos goy,” typically an Arab Israeli paid for the service.
The batteries — by storing energy created during non-Sabbath hours — would eliminate the need for generators and let more religious families use safer, cheaper and cleaner electricity from the grid, according to advocates. Energy and Infrastructure Minister Israel Katz, a member of the Likud party who has pushed the proposal, framed it as a way to modernize the energy sector.
“Accelerating the construction of energy storage facilities is essential and required for the ever-increasing demand throughout the developing cities and will increase the use of renewable energies,” he said last month, according to Jewish Business News.Ultra-Orthodox parties have pushed for years to wire some
kind of Shabbat alternative into the grid. Previous proposals, which went nowhere, included building a separate generation network operated by non-Jews or one that could be fully automated during Shabbat hours.
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