The Religious Council
The Chief Rabbinate of Raanana
[Grok translation]
With the help of Heaven, on the eve of the holy Shabbat, Parashat Ki Tisa 5786
Guidelines for the Holy Shabbat Parashat Ki Tisa - Parah - Operation Lion’s Roar
To distribute the guidelines in anticipation of the upcoming holy Shabbat, in the midst of Operation Lion’s Roar.
Use of Elevator
• When there is one elevator in the building and residents of the upper floors need it to reach the shelter, it is recommended not to switch it to Shabbat mode this Shabbat.
• Permission to use the regular elevator is only for the purpose of going to the shelter and not for the purpose of praying in a minyan.
• After permission is given to leave the shelter, anyone who is able to climb the stairs to their home is permitted to use the regular elevator to return home, provided that the button is pressed in an altered manner - using a tool like a key or similar, and if none is available - even using the back of the finger.
Cell Phones
• It is permitted to carry a cell phone on Shabbat if it is required to prevent danger. Therefore, if a person leaves their home to a place where they will not be able to reach a protected space in time without hearing the early warning – they are permitted to take the phone with them for the purpose of the early alert.
• It is forbidden to press on the screen or the buttons to view messages on the screen.
• Pressing the button on the side of the screen on Shabbat is more severe than pressing the screen itself. Therefore, in a case of great need – such as needing to know if it is permitted to leave the protected space – one may press on the screen. In a case where the screen is off and there is a need to press the side button, and it is required for great need, press the side button in an altered manner.
• It is forbidden to disconnect the cell phone from the charger – even when the battery is full. It is possible to connect the charger in advance to a Shabbat clock and disconnect the cell phone when the Shabbat clock turns off. If there is concern that the battery will run out, it is also permitted to connect the cell phone to a charger connected to a Shabbat clock – when the Shabbat clock is off.
• It is recommended to charge a Shabbat phone to full battery.
Radio
• It is recommended to leave a radio / computer on in the protected room tuned to a quiet wave.
• It is permitted on Shabbat to increase or decrease the volume on the radio device (without turning it completely off), whether using a dial or buttons, provided that this action does not cause a light to turn on or off or a change in the device’s display.
• There is no permission to listen on Shabbat to news reports on radio or television except for instructions from the Home Front Command.
Light and Air Conditioner in the Protected Room
• It is recommended to leave a constant light on in the protected room using Shabbat switches. If forgotten and there is a need for lighting – it is permitted to turn on an incandescent bulb in an altered manner.
• It is recommended to prepare in the protected room emergency lighting with Shabbat switches that will turn on automatically in case of a power outage. If not prepared and there is a need for lighting – it is permitted to turn on a flashlight with an incandescent bulb in an altered manner.
• If available – it is recommended to leave a fan or air conditioner running in advance in the protected room. If not left on and the stay in the protected room is prolonged, and those sitting suffer from the heat – it is permitted to turn on a fan or air conditioner in an altered manner.

Alarm Between Kiddush and the Meal
• If they return to eat after staying in the protected room or shelter in a place where Kiddush was made – there is no need for an additional Kiddush, even if the shelter is outside the house.
• Preferably, one should not make Kiddush with the intention of eating in the protected room (such as when an alarm is expected) unless one can see the protected room from the place where Kiddush is made. In a time of pressing need, it is possible to rely on the protected room being in the same domain – even if it is not visible.
Alarm During Prayer
• During an alarm, one must immediately enter the protected space – according to the instructions of the Home Front Command – even if in the middle of the Amidah prayer. In this case, the best option – enter the protected space while walking and continue the prayer there. If one did not continue the prayer, since they stayed in the protected space longer than the time it takes to pray the Amidah from beginning to end, when leaving the protected room, they should restart the Amidah prayer anew.
• If they are in the repetition of the Amidah by the prayer leader and the prayer was interrupted for the entire stay in the protected space, then when they return to the synagogue, they should start the repetition of the Amidah anew. And if the Kohanim have already raised their hands the first time, then when the prayer leader repeats the prayer the second time, the Kohanim should not ascend again to raise their hands, but the prayer leader should say “Our God and God of our fathers….”
• If they are in any other place in the prayer, then when they return to the synagogue, they should continue from where they stopped.
• If they are in the Torah reading, they should stop the reading and cover the Torah scroll, and after returning, continue from where they stopped. If they stopped the reading after the blessing of the oleh before they managed to read: if the oleh did not interrupt speaking – they should start reading without the first blessing, and if they spoke even one word – they should repeat and bless.
Let us all pray for the success of our soldiers and all those engaged in the holy work of destroying the kingdom of evil, Let us thank the Holy One, Blessed be He, for the great miracles He performs for us, And let us increase prayer for great salvations and complete redemption Speedily in our days, Amen.
Shlomo Ishon Rabbi of Eastern Raanana