Zomet Institute Explained

Zomet Institute
Founded Date:	1977
Founder:	Rabbi Yisrael Rozen
Location:	Alon Shvut, West Bank
Area Served:	Global
Focus:	Halakha, Technology, Medicine
Method:	Research & development of halachicly compliant technology.

The Zomet Institute (Hebrew: מכון צומת, Makhon Tzomet, Tzomet being an acronym for Tzevtei Mada veTorah (Hebrew: צוותי מדע ותורה), lit. Teams of Science and Torah) is an Israeli high-tech non-profit organization specializing in IT equipment and electronic appliances designed to meet Halakha.

The company

The Zomet Institute was established in Alon Shvut by Yisrael Rosen (1941-2017), who also founded and headed the Administration of Conversion to Judaism of the Chief Rabbinate of Israel.^[1] Later, he served as a Dayan - Rabbinic Judge on the Beit Din for Conversion.^[2]

The company has developed solutions for operating electrical appliances on the Shabbat and other Jewish holidays. Appliances made by the institute are used in Jewish observant homes,^{[3] [4]} as well as in public organizations such as hospitals,^[5] the Israel Police^[6] and the Israel Defense Forces.^{[7] [8]}

Although the Zomet Institute is affiliated with Modern Orthodox Judaism,^[9] Rozen often consults other rabbis and his halachic rulings have received endorsements from authorities including the late Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Auerbach^{[10] [11]} and Rabbi Yehoshua Neuwirth.^[12]

See also

Sabbath Mode - For features implemented with the same goal by manufacturers not necessarily associated with Zomet.

Publications

• Tehumin - an annual compilation of psakim (religious rulings dealing with modern Jewish life, technology and law). Published since 1980 (5740)^[13]
• Crossroads: Halacha and the Modern World - An English translation of Selected articles from Tehumin^[14]
• Shabbat B'Shabbato - A weekly leaflet in Hebrew distributed for the past two decades in synagogues across Israel.^[15] 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

Notes and References

1. http://www.gov.il/FirstGov/TopNavEng/EngSituations/ESConversion/ESCCeremony/ Guide for conversion to Judaism
2. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3066306,00.html The High Court has gone crazy
3. http://myamigo.com/docs/common/saginaw.pdf Bridgeport Scooter Business Motors Into Unorthodox Market
4. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/936908.html How to be religious - and enjoy a Shabbat espresso
5. http://fr.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1143498769075&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FPrinter A new use for old texts
6. https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/jpost/access/1195008691.html?dids=1195008691:1195008691&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Jan+11%2C+2007&author=MATTHEW+WAGNER&pub=Jerusalem+Post&edition=&startpage=06&desc=Haredi+prisoner+chooses+jail+over+security+bracelet.+Rabbis+disagree+on+whether+hi-tech+ankle+monitor+breaches+Shabbathi-tech Haredi prisoner chooses jail over security bracelet
7. http://dover.idf.il/IDF/News_Channels/today/2007/03/1802.htm מרכז חושן מציג: שבת-פון
8. http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-3389181,00.html Military mouse keeps Shabbat
9. https://archive.today/20100525080938/http://news.haaretz.co.il/hasen/pages/ShArtElection.jhtml?itemNo=250083&contrassID=28&subContrassID=1&sbSubContrassID=0 NRP using state-funded newsletter for electioneering
10. http://www.nds.com/z/chidusheitorah/pdf/2006/english/metal_detectors_on_shabbat.pdf The Use of Body Metal Detectors on Shabbat
11. http://www.nrg.co.il/online/11/ART1/634/320.html ואף על פי כן - נוע תנוע
12. http://hazofe.co.il/web/katava6.asp?Modul=24&id=34907&Word=&gilayon=2431&mador= הרב בקשי דורון: תורת ישראל תרוויח מנישואין אזרחיים
13. http://library.ohio-state.edu/search?/Xtehumin&SORT=D&searchscope=7/Xtehumin&SORT=D&searchscope=7&SUBKEY=tehumin/1%2C4%2C4%2CB/frameset&FF=Xtehumin&SORT=D&searchscope=7&1%2C1%2C# Tehumin
14. Friedman, H.H. (2001) The Impact of Jewish Values on Marketing and Business Practices Journal of Macromarketing, Vol. 21, June 2001, pp 74-80
15. http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/pages/ShArt.jhtml?itemNo=844994%20&contrassID=2&subContrassID=15&sbSubContrassID=0&listSrc=Y Who says print journalism is dying?