Post by Randall Lord on Jun 30, 2009 9:50:57 GMT -5
"Jewish couple sue over lighting that makes them ‘work’ on sabbath"
Bournemouth, UK - A Jewish couple are suing neighbours over motion
sensors that turn on the lights in their communal stairwell, which
they claim make it impossible for them to leave their flat during the
sabbath.
Like many Orthodox Jews, Dena and Gordon Coleman will not use
electricity between sundown on Friday and Saturday night, which they
regard as a day of rest. But since the sensors were installed at
Embassy Court in Bournemouth, the lights come on as soon as the
Colemans set foot outside their front door — which they say makes
them responsible for switching them on and therefore prohibits them
from leaving the building.
Bournemouth, UK - A Jewish couple are suing neighbours over motion
sensors that turn on the lights in their communal stairwell, which
they claim make it impossible for them to leave their flat during the
sabbath.
Like many Orthodox Jews, Dena and Gordon Coleman will not use
electricity between sundown on Friday and Saturday night, which they
regard as a day of rest. But since the sensors were installed at
Embassy Court in Bournemouth, the lights come on as soon as the
Colemans set foot outside their front door — which they say makes
them responsible for switching them on and therefore prohibits them
from leaving the building.