There is some questioning as to the reason why the Melacha of kindling a fire, was written separately from the other thirty-eight constructive acts that were forbidden on Shabbat.

It seems that it was almost prophetic as to why kindling a fire was taught separately in the Torah. Perhaps Hashem foresaw that there might be some misunderstanding in interpreting this law.

This began to be a bigger issue with the discovery of electricity. It continues to be an area needing clarification in our technological........

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