LED Clap-Activated Lights on Shabbat

Question

hey rabbis, I wanted to know if I could use LED clap activated lights on shabbat for the purpose of a mitzvah, is it considered a grama like a motion sensor one can activate for the purpose of a mitzvah (like walking to shul, or Torah study etc.)?

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  1. The Just Ask! - AskTheRabbi.org Team

    Even though the consensus ruling among the Halachic authorities is that switching on LED lights on Shabbat does not constitute a Torah prohibition, it is considered a Rabbinic prohibition. Subsequently, it would be forbidden to activate such a light system on Shabbat.

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