Q: They can't use electricity that day or days; not sure. Well, anyway they call us to turn on/off lights, t.v's and open the front door, because it uses an electric key. I'm not racist, but I do hate religion. What I wanted to know was: "isn't this inconsiderate?!" I mean if you have a belief is it right for it to spill into someone elses life? Is this just me?
A: You have asked a good question. However I don't think you mean Passover in general, unless you're talking about the Shabbat (Sabbath) which occurs during Passover. On Shabbat we're not allowed to do any form of work, which in our laws includes using electricity. **However**, you are also **not** supposed to simply "ask" someone to do it for you! You are not allowed to ask anyone to do work for your specific benefit! This is why elevators in Israeli hotels stop at *every* floor on Shabbat and open the door regardless of whether or not anyone is there--this way, if you're religious and need to take the elevator you're not doing "work" by asking for the door to be open (which uses electricity). So in your case, what the people really need to do is not ask directly but say something like, "Gee it's really dark in here" in the hopes that you will respond--of your own free will--"Oh, gosh, let me turn on a light for you." So the answer is--they're not being inconsiderate, they really have no choice since this is the Jewish law.