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In a hi-tech world, Orthodox Jews observing the Sabbath face a problem using modern gadgets because they're not allowed to do any work. An Israeli company has recently come up with some ingenious solutions.

Cheri Tannenbaum’s fingers do the talking her lips can’t. 35 years ago, she started having problems with speaking and walking. Doctors diagnosed her with dystonia or neurological movement disorder. Today she can’t talk and struggles to get around.

For many years she felt her handicap most acutely on the Jewish Sabbath. When her family would set off for the synagogue, she’d be left behind because, according to Jewish law, she can’t use transport to get there.

But then scientists, rabbis, and engineers in Israel got together and designed a scooter that is 'Sabbath-proof.' When the key is turned, an existing electrical current is set in motion, and as the wheels turn on the ground, they pick up speed.

http://www.russiatoday.com/Top_News/2009-05-22/Gadgets_help_Jews_observe_Sabbath.html