Some high-rises with large populations of Orthodox Jews have elevators programmed to stop without a push of a button from sundown Friday to sundown Saturday.

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The Appraisal: On Jewish Sabbath, Elevators That Do All the Work

A lawsuit argues that push-button locks — which are used by prisons, hospitals and Orthodox Jews, among others — are easily, and discreetly, foiled.

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To Get In, Push Buttons, or Maybe Swipe a Magnet