May one set up a chiming clock (striking clock) before Shabbat to ring during Shabbat?
Synopsis
The Mechaber permits setting up a chiming clock before Shabbat. The Taz agrees. The Mishnah Berurah adds that winding or adjusting the clock on Shabbat itself is forbidden, with some poskim considering it a Torah-level violation.
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