From Our Archives: May One Use a Microphone on Shabbat?
November 20, 2009 by Shlomo Brody
Filed under From Our Archives, Halakha
From Our Archives: Rabbi Manuel Poliakoff and The Use of Microphones on Shabbat
If a microphone is turned on before Shabbat, or pre-set on a timer, may one use it on Shabbat?
As is well known, many American Orthodox congregations used a microphone in the middle of the 20th century, with some continuing to use them into [...]