Further on the above matter (electric light on Shabbat) and the definition of igniting on Shabbat

From: Rabbi Mordechai Leib Winkler

To: Unknown recipient

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The author references Rabbi Shimon Sofer's opinion that using electric light on Shabbat involves a Torah prohibition of igniting or extinguishing, drawing a parallel to the creation of light by Adam in Tractate Pesachim.

Source: Orach Chayim I §48

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