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Dec. 4th, 2004 12:27 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
theweaselkingAn Israeli bank says it is to launch a credit card that cannot be used on the Sabbath
Bank Leumi, one of Israel's biggest banks, said it was developing the card in response to requests from the observant Jewish community.
Religious leaders say that hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews do not currently own a credit card.
Strict Jews refuse to drive cars, use electricity or operate telephones during the Sabbath.
The card will not operate on the Sabbath - which runs from sundown on Friday until an hour after sundown on Saturday.
Reports also say it may not work on any day in shops which do not honour the Sabbath.
Bank Leumi, one of Israel's biggest banks, said it was developing the card in response to requests from the observant Jewish community.
Religious leaders say that hundreds of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews do not currently own a credit card.
Strict Jews refuse to drive cars, use electricity or operate telephones during the Sabbath.
The card will not operate on the Sabbath - which runs from sundown on Friday until an hour after sundown on Saturday.
Reports also say it may not work on any day in shops which do not honour the Sabbath.