Automation is acceptable in other areas (light timers, etc). Lots of Jewish homes have automation for just this reason. There are “Shabbat modes” in many modern appliances, built in. These are the sort of questions rabbis have argued about for millennia.
There is a long tradition of having Shabbat helpers to do some of these chores, which is generally acceptable as long as they know what to do beforehand. You can’t ask a non-Jew to turn on a light for you, but you can complain about the dark until they get the hint. It’s a bit nuts.
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u/EnIdiot Nov 03 '21
If I have everything in my house automated on a clock or I can use my voice to ask an assistant (or a human) to do it for me, is it permissible?
I could really see an opportunity for automation here.