Four-year-old Miriam was so happy to receive a toy cell phone as a present for her birthday. Her birthday was on Sunday, and she played with the phone all week long. On erev Shabbos, her brother Avromy said to her: “I bet you’ll miss your phone on Shabbos...” To which Miriam replied: “Why should I miss it?! I’ll play with it on Shabbos!”
“You can’t!” stated Avromy, “When you press buttons, it makes sounds.”
“So I’ll play with it without pressing the buttons!” said Miriam.
“I think even if you are not planning to press the buttons you still cannot play it on Shabbos, because it’s a toy that’s made to press on electronic buttons,” said Avromy.
“And what if Abba will take out the batteries before Shabbos?” asked Miriam.
“Hmm...I am not sure,” replied Avromy honestly.
Question: Can Miriam play with the toy phone on Shabbos, if the batteries will be removed from it before Shabbos?
