The Zomet Institute is an Israel

Israel

The State of Israel is a parliamentary republic located in the Middle East, along the eastern shore of the Mediterranean Sea...

i high-tech non-profit organization specializing in IT equipment and electronic appliances designed to meet Halakha

Halakha

Halakha — also transliterated Halocho , or Halacha — is the collective body of Jewish law, including biblical law and later talmudic and rabbinic law, as well as customs and traditions.Judaism classically draws no distinction in its laws between religious and ostensibly non-religious life; Jewish...

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The company

It was established in Alon Shvut

Alon Shvut

Alon Shvut is an Israeli settlement located southwest of Jerusalem, one kilometer northeast of Kfar Etzion, in the West Bank. Established in June 1970 in the heart of the Etzion bloc, Alon Shvut became the prototype for Jewish settlements in the region. It is administered by the Gush Etzion...

 by Rabbi Yisrael Rozen

Yisrael Rozen

Yisrael Rozen is an Orthodox Israeli rabbi. He founded the office for conversion to Judaism in the Chief Rabbinate of Israel and he is a judge there. He is also director of the Zomet Institute for the interface of halakhah and technology and the editor-in-chief of the annual journal Techumin...

, who also founded and headed the Administration of Conversion to Judaism

Conversion to Judaism

Conversion to Judaism is a formal act undertaken by a non-Jewish person who wishes to be recognised as a full member of the Jewish community. A Jewish conversion is both a religious act and an expression of association with the Jewish people...

 of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel

Chief Rabbinate of Israel

The Chief Rabbinate of Israel is recognized by law as the supreme halakhic and spiritual authority for the Jewish people in Israel. The Chief Rabbinate Council assists the two chief rabbis, who alternate in its presidency. It has legal and administrative authority to organize religious...

. Today he serves as a Dayan - Rabbinic Judge on the Beit Din for Conversion.

The company has developed solutions for operating electrical appliances on the Shabbat

Shabbat

Shabbat is the seventh day of the Jewish week and a day of rest in Judaism. Shabbat is observed from a few minutes before sunset on Friday evening until a few minutes after when one would expect to be able to see three stars in the sky on Saturday night. The exact times, therefore, differ from...

 and other Jewish holiday

Jewish holiday

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s. Appliances made by the institute are used in Jewish observant homes, as well as in public organizations such as hospitals, the Israel Police

Israel Police

The Israel Police is the civilian police force of Israel. As with most other police forces in the world, its duties include crime fighting, traffic control, maintaining public safety, and counter-terrorism...

 and the Israel Defense Forces

Israel Defense Forces

The Israel Defense Forces , commonly known in Israel by the Hebrew acronym Tzahal , are the military forces of the State of Israel. They consist of the ground forces, air force and navy. It is the sole military wing of the Israeli security forces, and has no civilian jurisdiction within Israel...

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Although the Zomet Institute is affiliated with Modern Orthodox Judaism

Modern Orthodox Judaism

Modern Orthodox Judaism is a movement within Orthodox Judaism that attempts to synthesize Jewish values and the observance of Jewish law, with the secular, modern world....

, Rozen often consults other rabbis and his halachic rulings have received endorsements from authorities including the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach

Shlomo Zalman Auerbach

Shlomo Zalman Auerbach , was a renowned Orthodox Jewish rabbi, posek, and rosh yeshiva of the Kol Torah yeshiva in Jerusalem, Israel...

 and Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth.

Publications

• Tehumin
  Tehumin
  Tehumin is a Hebrew-language annual journal of articles about Jewish law and Modernity. It has been published in Israel, by the Zomet Institute once a year since its creation in 1980...
  
  - an annual compilation of psakim (religious rulings dealing with modern Jewish life, technology and law). Published since 1980 (5740)
• Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World - An English translation of Selected articles from Tehumin
• Shabbat B'Shabbato
  Shabbat B'Shabbato
  The Shabbat B'Shabbato ) is a weekly leaflet in Hebrew. It was founded by the Federation of Hapoel HaMizrachi and is edited by the Zomet Institute. It has been distributed for the past two decades in synagogues across Israel. Shabbat B'Shabbato is also translated into English.-External links:**...
  
  - A weekly leaflet in Hebrew distributed for the past two decades in synagogues across Israel. Shabbat B'Shabbato is also translated into English.

External links

• Official website
• Bringing “Oneg Shabbat” to People With Disabilities, Noah D. Gurock, Orthodox Jewish Occupational Therapy Chavrusa
• Gadgets help Jews stay observant in modern world, Adrian Flucuş, Soft32.com
• Entrepreneurs Find Ways to Make Technology Work With Jewish Sabbath , New York Times
• Shabbat B'Shabbato in English