Re: Alarm Systems on the Sabboth

["doug" <vssdoug@xxxxxxxxx>]

Robert Bass passed away several years ago.


<fuddleypjones@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Mr Bass,
I am currently trying to design an alarm system for a Jewish synagog and
community center.  After talking to the rabbi it seems he is ok with using a
key to turn off the siren sbould it trip -but not a touchpad itself.
He wants doors that can be locked down during an emergency but he cannot be
required to use a touchpad or even a prox fob to open the door. He is OK,
however, with using a mechanical door lock to unlock a door to gain entry as
well as a keyswitch to silence a siren during a Sabbath trigger.
He explained that electricity is considered fire and there are rules on
using fire on the Sabbath over a key.  He's pretty savey with systems, etc
so surely he knows that a keyswitch still initiates and electrical response
which in turn will silence a siren.
Oddly, He says he cannot even use the phone to communicate a false alarm
situation to avoid a false dispatch should the alarm trigger during the
Sabbath or other non-working holy day. It would seem that a non-jew would
need to intervene should this occur.
So, I need some input into designing burg alarm, fire, access control, and
cameras for this building.