The STAR-K site offers a variety of informative articles and videos related to the general use of cooking and refrigeration appliances; various Sabbath Mode features in STAR-K certified models; the halachic implications of using them on Shabbos and Yom Tov; appliance pre-purchase advice; as well as articles about other Sabbath Mode technologies, such as medical devices and elevators.
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STAR-K GUIDE TO USING OVENS ON SHABBOS & YOM TOV (PDF)
ARTICLES ABOUT COOKING APPLIANCES
ARTICLE ON OVEN USE (PUBLISHED IN YESHURUN, VOL. 36) – HaRav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a
TESHUVA ON OVEN USE ON YOM TOV – HaRav Moshe Heinemann shlit”a
USING AN OVEN ON SHABBOS & YOM TOV – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (March 2024)
OVEN KASHRUS 101: USING THE SAME OVEN FOR MEAT, DAIRY, FISH AND PAREVE – Rabbi Dovid Heber (Spring 2016)
OVEN KASHRUS: FOR SHABBOS USE – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (Winter 2005)
OVEN KASHRUS: FOR YOM TOV USE – Rabbi Avrohom D. Mushell (Summer 2001)
TEN MYTHS ABOUT STAR-K SABBATH MODE OVENS – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Summer 2016)
ALL ABOUT SABBATH MODE APPLIANCES AND WARMING DRAWERS: STAR-K ANSWERS YOUR QUESTIONS – Rabbi Chananya Jacobson (January 2024)
WARMING UP: DO’S AND DON’TS OF SLOW COOKERS AND HOT PLATES ON SHABBOS – Rabbi Yaakov Heinemann (Summer 2024)
ARTICLES ABOUT REFRIGERATION APPLIANCES
KEEPING YOUR COOL: USING A REFRIGERATOR ON SHABBOS – Rabbi Chananya Jacobson (Summer 2024)
KEEPING YOUR COOL: ALL ABOUT REFRIGERATORS – Rabbi Avrohom Mushell (Winter 2003)
APPLIANCE PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR OVENS AND COOKTOPS
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR REFRIGERATORS
PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE FOR DISHWASHERS
ARTICLES ABOUT OTHER SABBATH MODE TECHNOLOGIES
GOING UP: ALL ABOUT SHABBOS ELEVATORS – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Summer 2024)
GOOD TO GO WITH SHABBATTO! – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Spring 2022)
GRAMACHIP TECHNOLOGIES: INNOVATIONS THAT EMPOWER – HaRav Mordechai Frankel shlit”a (Winter 2019)
VIDEOS
STAR-K VIDEO PRESENTATION: SABBATH MODE APPLIANCES
STAR-K WEBINAR: BUYING (AND USING) A KITCHEN APPLIANCE: WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW
STAR-K WEBINAR: APPLIANCE PRE-PURCHASE ADVICE
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