Our fridge has a Sabbath Mode
By Judy Evans
@JudyEv (374769)
Rockingham, Australia
March 19, 2026 3:45am CST
Our fridge broke down a while ago and we’ve at last bought a new one after a bit of a battle with the insurance company.
It has a feature called the ‘Sabbath or Shabbos Mode’. We’d never heard of this before but the feature caters to the needs of observant Jews who wish to adhere to traditional laws. Such laws include restriction of certain activities on the Sabbath which lasts from sundown on Friday to sundown on Saturday. Such restrictions include turning on electrical appliances, adjusting temperatures or engaging in working.
If we activate Sabbath Mode in our fridge, the lights and sound alarms will be disabled; the fridge will maintain a preset temperature and the defrost cycle will be temporarily halted. Not being Jewish, we won’t need to use the Sabbath Mode but I’m sure it could easily influence some.
Did you know this about fridges?
The photo is mine.
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8 responses
@toniganzon (75041)
• Philippines
1h
Haven't heard of that before and I don't think that fridge is available here as there are no known jews residing in this country.
Our fridge has a vacation mode though.
@changjiangzhibin89 (17180)
• China
1h
It is the first I hear of the mode of a fridge ! Are they made by Israeli firm ?
@MarieCoyle (56063)
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1h
I understand the Sabbath laws many Jewish people observe, but never in my wildest imagination did I imagine such a thing existed. Oh, the things people invent!!
