I don't know a lot of the rules... but I lived with a Jewish family for five years, and picked up a bunch of little things. One of my friends told me that the light switch issue was actually related to a prohibition against kindling a fire - the same reason that the slow-baking things could be simmered for hours, but the fire had to be lit before sundown on Friday. She said that flipping a light switch often makes a small spark when the contact connects, and that was considered "kindling a fire."
Don't know what to tell you about the animal issues - we didn't have anything but cats and dogs, and they got fed.
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Date: 2009-09-14 02:07 pm (UTC)Don't know what to tell you about the animal issues - we didn't have anything but cats and dogs, and they got fed.