<p>A Sabbath elevator includes an elevator cabin displaceable along an elevator shaft between a plurality of levels, and a drive system for displacing the elevator cabin upwards and downwards along the elevator shaft. A number of electrically operated sensors are deployed to detect correct alignment of the elevator cabin at each of the levels. A controller actuates the drive system to displace the elevator cabin downwards from an upper of the levels towards a lower of the level and, during the descent of the elevator cabin, deactivates the electrically operated sensors while operating a timer. At the end of a predefined time period sufficient to complete the descent, the controller reactivates the electrically operated sensors for use in verifying correct alignment of the elevator cabin with the lower level.</p>
