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Jewish Festivals: Raising Flames/Heat
On Jewish festivals, you may adjust (analog-only) temperature controls of gas and electric stoves and ovens UP when the heating element is ON, as verified by an indicator light or some other means.
Jewish Festivals: Roller Blading
You may roller blade on Jewish festivals.
Jewish Festivals: Trapeze
You may swing and fly on a trapeze on Jewish festivals.
Jewish Festivals: Strengthening
You may not exercise on Jewish festivals to strengthen your body. You may exercise on Jewish festivals for enjoyment, for socializing, or other fun purposes if:
  • No melacha is involved, and
  • It does not appear to be for healing (refu'a) or health purposes.
Example
You may run on Jewish festivals if you like to run. You may not run on Jewish festivals if you don't like running but would do it to lose weight or to get in shape.
Jewish Festivals: Riding Elevators
You may ride an elevator on Jewish festivals if:
  • The elevator stops at all floors, or
  • A non-Jew pushes the button in order to ride the elevator himself.  But:
    • You may only get off on the floor he or she has stopped at (he or she may not push a button for a different floor for you).
    • You must enter the elevator while the door is already opened but has not yet begun to close (since your presence keeps the door open but does not cause it to open).
Note You may not ride an elevator at all if a Jew pushes the button to any floor.
Jewish Festivals: Electric Eyes
On Jewish festivals, when walking into the path of an electric eye:
  • You may walk into one that prevents a door from closing.
  • You may not walk into one that causes the door to open.
Jewish Festivals: Replacing Doors
You may not replace a door on its hinges and you may not replace a sliding door onto its track on Jewish festivals.
Reason This is due to the melacha of boneh (building).
 
Jewish Festivals: Putting Cut Flowers in Water
You may not put cut flowers in a vase or other utensil (with water in it) on Jewish festivals.

 
Jewish Festivals: Folding Clothes on New Crease
You may fold clothes on Jewish festivals by making a new crease, but only if there is already an existing one on the garment. If there is not a crease from before you used the garment, you may not make one.
Reason This avoids smoothing out clothing (a forbidden action on Jewish festivals and Shabbat).
 
Jewish Festivals: Folding Clothes on Existing Crease
Don't fold clothes (including a talit) on an existing crease on Jewish festivals.
Jewish Festivals: Non-Embedded Dirt
You may remove non-embedded dirt or hair from the surface of clothing on Jewish festivals. You may not remove dust or burrs and anything that penetrates the surface of the garment.
 
Jewish Festivals: Stickers
Children may apply or remove stickers for decoration or “jewelry” if the stickers and earrings are likely to come off in less than 24 hours.
Jewish Festivals: Cards If No Gambling or Melacha
Playing cards is not forbidden on Jewish festivals as long as you do not gamble or do melacha. As on Shabbat, you may sort a deck of cards into suits.
Note However, playing cards is not in the spirit of Jewish festivals (or Shabbat).
Jewish Festivals: Internet Business
Running a business that accepts orders and payments over the internet during Jewish festivals (and Shabbat) is complicated. The main issue is collecting payments. A rabbi should be consulted for specific cases.
Jewish Festivals: Business Ownership
A business whose sole or major owner is Jewish may not be operated on Jewish festivals (and Shabbat), even by non-Jewish employees. There may be possibilities to allow operation by relinquishing majority control, but the issues are complex and rabbinic guidance is essential.