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Tag Archives: sabbath observance
Half Of Modern Orthodox Teens Text On Shabbos
The addiction to texting is so severe among Modern Orthodox kids that about half of them text on Shabbos according to this Jewish Week article. This is a really big deal because texting on Shabbos violates the Sabbath and more … Continue reading
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Sabbath Observance In 19th Century America
From The Jewish Press: Dr. Isaac M. Weiss of Cincinnati, a leader of the Reform movement during the 19th century, encouraged his followers to observe the Sabbath. David Einhorn, who in 1855 became the spiritual leader of the Reform Congregation … Continue reading
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Spiritual Reasons For Tragedies
Professor Marc B. Shapiro has new blog post up: As I am writing this people are once again outraged by something R. Ovadiah Yosef said, in that he attributed the fires in Israel to lack of Sabbath observance. Obviously, this … Continue reading
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30G Modern Orthodox Girl Sells Out Sabbath In Two Seconds
I fear that Modern Orthodoxy is in trouble. This girl Esther Petrack with the 30G chest was willing to show it off on national TV and then gives up the Sabbath to be a model. I wonder if I could … Continue reading
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Should Christians Keep The Sabbath?
In his 1998 lecture on Exodus 30, Dennis Prager says: The Greeks thought the Jews were lazy because of their Sabbath observance. The Sabbath was the most appealing part of Judaism in the Roman Empire. The Jews weren’t the first … Continue reading
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Playing With Sabbath Observance
Mark Glaser writes: Lately, I’ve been experimenting with taking one day each week away from work completely. You might think this would be an easy task as there’s a “weekend” each week that allegedly offers up two full days of … Continue reading
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