Zomet Institute
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The Zomet Institute (Hebrew: מכון צומת, Makhon Tzomet, Tzomet being an acronym for Tzevtei Mada veTorah (Hebrew: צוותי מדע ותורה), lit. Teams of Science and Torah) is an Israeli high-tech non-profit organisation specialising in IT equipment and electronic appliances designed to meet Halakha.
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[edit] The company
It was established in Alon Shvut by Rabbi Yisrael Rozen, who also founded and headed the Administration of Conversion to Judaism of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.[1] Today he serves as a Dayan - Rabbinic Judge on the Beit Din for Conversion.[2]
The company has developed solutions for operating electrical appliances on the Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. Appliances made by the institute are used in Jewish observant homes,[3][4] as well as in public organizations such as hospitals,[5] the Israel Police [6] and the Israel Defense Forces.[7][8].
Although the Zomet Institute is affiliated with Modern Orthodox Judaism,[9] Rozen often consults and gets halakhic approval for his rulings by other rabbis such as the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach [10][11] and Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth.[12]
[edit] Publications
- Tehumin - an annual compilation of psakim (religious rulings dealing with modern Jewish life, technology and law). Published Since 1980 (5740)[13].
- Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World - An English traslation of Selected articles from Tehumin[14].
- Shabbat B'Shabbato - A weekly leaflet in Hebrew distributed for the past two decades in synagogues across Israel[15]. Shabbat B'Shabbato is also translated into English.
[edit] References
- ^ Guide for conversion to Judaism Israeli Government Portal
- ^ The High Court has gone crazy, Ynetnews, 31 March 2005
- ^ Bridgeport Scooter Business Motors Into Unorthodox Market The Saginaw news, 21 July 2005
- ^ How to be religious - and enjoy a Shabbat espresso Haaretz, 12 December 2007
- ^ A new use for old texts The Jerusalem Post, 30 March 2006
- ^ Haredi prisoner chooses jail over security bracelet The Jerusalem Post, 11 January 2007
- ^ מרכז חושן מציג: שבת-פון IDF spokesperson website (Hebrew)
- ^ Military mouse keeps Shabbat Ynetnews, 21 April 2007
- ^ NRP using state-funded newsletter for electioneering Haaretz, 2003
- ^ The Use of Body Metal Detectors on Shabbat Chidushei Torah 2007
- ^ ואף על פי כן - נוע תנוע Maariv, 9 September 2007 (Hebrew)
- ^ הרב בקשי דורון: תורת ישראל תרוויח מנישואין אזרחיים HaTzofe, 2006 (Hebrew)
- ^ Tehumin Ohio State University Library catalog
- ^ Friedman, H.H. (2001) The Impact of Jewish Values on Marketing and Business Practices Journal of Macromarketing, Vol. 21, June 2001, pp 74-80
- ^ Who says print journalism is dying? Haaretz, 2007
