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KosherSwitch

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The KosherSwitch, also called the Kosher Switch or Shabbos switch, is a wall switch marketed to observant Jewish households and institutions as a way to control electricity on demand during Shabbat and Jewish holidays in a manner some Orthodox authorities accept as permissible, though other authorities reject it. It is manufactured by KosherSwitch Technologies, headquartered in New York City, and was invented by Andy Menashe Kalati.

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The KosherSwitch (a.k.a. "Kosher Switch", "Shabbos switch", "Shabbat switch") is a wall switch marketed to the observant Jewish market and institutions servicing this market, as a means of controlling electricity on-demand on Shabbat and Jewish holidays in a manner that is permissible according to some Orthodox authorities, though some reject it.
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