<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article uncritically uses texts from within a religion or faith system without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them . Please help improve this article by adding references to reliable secondary sources, with multiple points of view . (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> This article uncritically uses texts from within a religion or faith system without referring to secondary sources that critically analyze them . Please help improve this article by adding references to reliable secondary sources, with multiple points of view . (December 2015) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) </Td> </Tr> <P> A Shabbat elevator is an elevator which works in a special mode, operating automatically, to satisfy the Jewish law requiring Jews to abstain from operating electrical switches on Shabbat (the Sabbath). </P> <P> Jewish law forbids those who observe it from undertaking various forms of "work" on the Sabbath, including that they may not create sparks or fires . In recent times, this has been extrapolated to also cover the operation of electrical equipment . </P>

Why do elevators stop on every floor on the sabbath