Interesting article on Jewish laws

<>An interesting item on Jewish laws (the complete article is here):
JERUSALEM – Jewish law (halacha) forbids the use of electrical items on the Sabbath. But for decades rabbis have allowed special elevators that automatically stop at every floor without the riders pushing any buttons, permitting Orthodox Jews to ride them and live in high-rise buildings.

    The ruling last month by one of Israel's leading rabbis, forbidding the elevators, has started a heated debate.

    In 2004, religious women were prohibited from wearing Indian-made wigs because the hair may have been used in idol-worshipping ceremonies, forbidden under Jewish law. 

    A debate a decade ago by another leading rabbi decided that nose-picking was allowed on the Sabbath. It was under discussion because nose hairs may be plucked out in the process, and cutting hair on the Sabbath is outlawed.

    Religious families can use timers for their lights and special hot plates to warm food as long as those hot plates were not switched on or off during the Sabbath.